After 9/11, I told the American people I would do everything in my power to protect the country, within the law, and that's exactly how I conduct my presidency.

Fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.

Freedom is not our gift to the world it is God's gift to humanity.

To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say, well done. And to the C students, I say, you too can be president of the United States.

I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States

A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it.

I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman.

One way poetry connects is across time. . . . Some echo of a writer's physical experience comes into us when we read her poem.

It takes one to tell, and two to missunderstand.

You have to create the life you want.

Stolen waters are sweet and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

Yes, people need food and education. But one of the cornerstones of any society is a well-functioning legal system.

Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the retooling they need to take on a new career.

But there are some situations of the human mind in which good sense has very little power.

You can't legislate morality.

It's a sin to be rich, but it's a low down shame to be poor.

My spirit had been broken a bit over the years by my having to work on films I didn't love. Hollywood's a surreal place, and it really is an assault on your spirit.