"I pray God that I may be able to be worthy of the confidence that has been placed in me."

"I've no patience with people who are always whining about the Negro problem. We've got a Negro problem because the Negroes are not yet equal to white people in intelligence and civilization. But they …"

"I don't give a damn about the Pope. He's just a man."

"I think I've done a pretty good job for a boy from Missouri."

"You know, it's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback. It's a lot harder to be a Saturday afternoon quarterback."