Unit 37 President Reagan's Witty Remarks Nicknamed "the Great Communicator," Ronald Reagan (Feb. 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004) was one of the best political orators of the 20th Century. Following is a collection of some classic Reaganisms. "It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?" To wife Nancy after Hinckley's 1981 assassination attempt: "Honey, I forgot to duck." "I hope you're all Republicans," he told doctors who were about to operate on his bullet wounds. During a 1984 debate with Walter Mondale: "I'm not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience." In testing the microphone for his weekly radio address, Regan declared, "My fello Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today I've just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes." "America is too great for small dreams." "Abortion is advocated only by persons who themselves have not been born." "We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we can always be free." "You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans." "Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first." "Politics is a very rewarding profession If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. " "Mr. President," TV reporter Sam Donaldson yelled out at Reagan after a 1982 press conference, "in talking about the continuing recession tonight, you have blamed the mistakes of the past and you've blamed Congress. Does any of the blame belong to you?" Reagan responded, "Yes, because for many years I was a Democrat." "But with these considerations firmly in mind, I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace, to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete." "Now, so there will be no misunderstanding, it's not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work -- work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it." "Well, this administration's objective will be a healthy, vigorous, growing economy that provides equal opportunity for all Americans, with no barriers born of discrimination."
美国习惯用语-第186讲:bean counter
美国习惯用语-第169讲:Nothing special
美国习惯用语-第163讲:Cold shoulder/Hot air
美国习惯用语-第140讲:spinning one´s wheel
美国习惯用语-第174讲:All in the same boa
美国习惯用语-第167讲:Out the window/Out of&nb
美国习惯用语-第149讲:everything from soup to&
美国习惯用语-第136讲:now the ball is in&
美国习惯用语-第168讲:Whistle in the dark
美国习惯用语-第147讲:green thumb/all thumbs
美国习惯用语-第165讲:Over a barrel/ Over 
美国习惯用语-第162讲:To get it in the&nb
美国习惯用语-第148讲:under the thumb/to stick
美国习惯用语-第143讲:one of a kind/top-notch
美国习惯用语-第154讲:To run a tight ship
美国习惯用语-第159讲:Lick/Lickety split
美国习惯用语-第170讲:Far cry
美国习惯用语-第176讲:To make one´s blood&
美国习惯用语-第138讲:no skin off my nose
美国习惯用语-第144讲:to crash the gate/to&nbs
美国习惯用语-第152讲:street smarts/two-way street
美国习惯用语-第193讲:Fat farm
美国习惯用语-第180讲:Brain drain
美国习惯用语-第153讲:To knock off
美国习惯用语-第156讲:LOOSE LIPS/AT LOOSE ENDS
美国习惯用语-第195讲on thin ice
美国习惯用语-第191讲:pass the hat
美国习惯用语-第164讲:Over one´s head/Over 
美国习惯用语-第194讲Fat cat
美国习惯用语-第173讲:to keep one´s cool
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