List of political catchphrases

""Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall", said by Ronald Reagan."

""Mistakes were made", said by Ronald Reagan and many others, including George W. Bush."

""There you go again", said by Ronald Reagan about Jimmy Carter during their 1980 presidential debate and was (reluctantly) used by Reagan again about Walter Mondale in their 1984 Presidential debate. This quote was also borrowed by Sarah Palin during the 2008 Vice Presidential Debate against Joe Biden."

""I don't want to exploit...my opponent's youth and inexperience", said by Ronald Reagan in the second debate with Walter Mondale, defusing the age issue."

""Are you better off than you were four years ago?", question posed by Ronald Reagan at the end of his debate with Jimmy Carter in 1980."

""It's morning again in America": Ronald Reagan, in reference to the recovering economy and the dominating performance by the U.S. athletes at the Los Angeles Olympics that summer, among other things."

""The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Franklin D. Roosevelt"

""I shall return." U.S. General Douglas MacArthur after leaving the Philippines"

""It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes." said by Senator Ted Stevens, describing the Internet."

""Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy." Senator Lloyd Bentsen to Senator Dan Quayle in the 1988 Vice Presidential debates."

""I like Ike" Famous campaign slogan for President Dwight D. Eisenhower"

""Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?" infamous question asked by the House Un-American Activities Committee during the height of the Cold War."

""December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy." said by President Franklin D. Roosevelt after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor."

""Vast right-wing conspiracy", used by Hillary Clinton in 1998 in defense of husband President Bill Clinton in reference to the Lewinsky scandal."

""The buck stops here." - Harry Truman"

""Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?" - Joseph N. Welch"

""Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." - Samuel Johnson."

""Trust, but verify", used by Ronald Reagan when discussing relations with the Soviet Union."

"Kill the Bill"

""Brownie you're doing a heck of a job" said by George W Bush to former FEMA chief Michael D. Brown, on his efforts during Hurricane Katrina"

""Hell no you can't" - John Boehner"

""Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it". Pope John Paul II."

""PDVSA ahora es roja, rojita." ("PDVSA has become red, very red") said by the President of PDVSA (Venezuelan National Petroleum Company)"

""¿Por qué no te callas?" ("Why don't you shut up?") said by King Juan Carlos of Spain to Hugo Chávez."

""Compañeros, lamentablemente por ahora los objetivos que nos planteamos no fueron logrados en la ciudad capital" ( "Folks: unfortunately, for now, the objectives that we had were not fully accomplished in the capital city (Caracas)") said by Hugo Chávez February 4, 1992, after the failure of his coup attempt."

""Por ahora" ("For now") is a Venezuelan political catch phrase that alludes to the declarations made by Hugo Chávez after the failure of the coup attempt he led in 1992. The phrase has been used in various occasions after the coup attempt, most notably by Chávez after his proposal for constitutional reform was rejected by the Venezuelan people."

""Sembrar el petróleo" ("sowing oil"; phrase coined by Arturo Uslar Pietri when suggesting the use of oil revenue to develop the nation)"

""Calma y cordura" ("Calmness and composure"; frequently used by President Eleazar López Contreras during his turbulent reign)"