Lyn Nofziger

“He [Reagan] was the genuine article. What you saw was what you got.”

“If you're explaining, you're losing.”

“Our job is to protect the President, not to coddle the press.”

“Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise.”

“Don't get into a pissing match with a skunk.”

“I wear a Mickey Mouse tie because it's the only way I can get any respect in this town.”

“A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.”

“You don't tell the public everything. The public doesn't want to know everything.”

“It's better to be a has-been than a never-was.”

“The press is always looking for a story, and if they can't find one, they'll make one up.”

“My job is to tell the truth. My job is to find out what is going on and to tell the truth.”

“Politics is like a pendulum. It swings back and forth.”