G. GORDON LIDDY

I became what I wanted to be.

Take, for example, the African jungle, the home of the cheetah. On whom does the cheetah prey? The old, the sick, the wounded, the weak, the very young, but never the strong. Lesson: If you would not be prey, you had better be strong.

Environmentalism is a form of pagan fundamentalism. These green wackos are fanatics like al-Quaida. Just like them.

Defeat the fear of death and you welcome the death of fear.

Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.

You get rid of the fear of death by understanding that it is an integral fact of our existence. You do that through will and reason.

I was afraid of just about everything in this world, with the possible exception of my mother and I wasn't too sure about her.

Obviously crime pays, or there'd be no crime.

I'm virile, vigorous, and potent!

They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of fear.

The press is like the peculiar uncle you keep in the attic - just one of those unfortunate things.

The official version of Watergate is as wrong as a Flat Earth Society pamphlet.

Once you start a war, you have to win.

If I can go from burglar for the government to talk show host, you can go from entertainer to congressman.

Why is it there are so many more horses' asses than there are horses?

The fact that the Moslem fundamentalist terrorists have these odd beliefs doesn’t mean that they are stupid.

Neither party wants to do anything about the immigration problem. The Republicans want the cheap labor. The Democrats want the votes.

I’ll use prostitutes to go out and seduce … high campaign officials.

Obviously crime pays, or there would be no crime.

Three people can keep a secret as long as two of them are dead.

My men were caught by the police tonight. I will probably be going to jail.

A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.

One of the biggest lies in the world is that crime doesn't pay. Of course, crime pays.

If the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms insists upon a firefight, give them a firefight. Just remember, they're wearing flak jackets and you're better off shooting for the head.

My last fear, the fear of God, died with my faith.