"Unless I get something real good for [Senate Candidate 1], shit, I'll just fuck myself, you know what I'm saying."

"I'm going to keep this Senate option for me a real possibility, you know, and therefore I can drive a hard bargain. Y…"

"A fucking valuable thing; you just don't give it away for nothing."

"I've got this thing and it's fucking golden, and, uh, uh, I'm just not giving it up for fuckin' nothing. I'm not gonn…"

"By the way, I should say, if anyone wants to tape my conversations, go right ahead, feel free to do it. I appreciate …"

"Governor Blagojevich has been arrested in the middle of what we can only describe as a political corruption crime spr…"

"Nobody could work a room like Rod—nobody."

"Individual rights have been recognized by our jurisprudence only after long and costly struggles. They should not be …"

"Common sense and justice dictate that a citizen accused of a crime should have the fullest hearing possible, plus the…"

"Experience demonstrates that in time of war individual liberties cannot always be entrusted safely to uncontrolled ad…"