Alike Quote by Lyn Nofziger

Demeanor-wise, Reagan was a conservative, but a pragmatic conservative, and he found silver linings in things. He liked to be a mediator. He didn't…

— Douglas Brinkley

Several things about Reagan are unusual in a public man. He was not a typical politician at all, but a private man in public…

— Lyn Nofziger

Ronald Reagan wasn't in the establishment of the Republican Party either, nor was Richard Nixon.

— Karl Rove

He [Reagan] was who he was, and it was not complicated. You didn't get a different person in an interview.

— David E. Hoffman

Richard Nixon was a very intelligent and able man. And he had the right ideas. But he did not have the adherence to principles…

— Milton Friedman

Reagan's emotional intelligence, his ability to suss out people's longings and to channel them for political purposes, was better than just about any human…

— Rick Perlstein

Ronald Reagan had many fine qualities and he had many shortcomings. He's not the simple, folksy figure that he's often portrayed as.

— Eugene Jarecki

Reagan didn't socialize with the press. He spent his evenings with Nancy, watching TV with dinner trays. But he knew that to transcend, you…

— Maureen Dowd

In a way, Calvin Coolidge is better than Reagan. His tax rates were lower, and he cut budgets.

— Amity Shlaes

Reagan was an exceedingly likeable guy, just a heck of a nice fellow, despite his politics. He was funny and loved a good joke,…

— Walter Cronkite

While many of us never knew Ronald Reagan personally, we felt close to him because we shared his lighthearted sense of humor, admired his…

— Randy Forbes

I don't think anybody is - no one could compare to Ronald Reagan, because he was the right man at the right time.

— John McCain