America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused - preferring greatness to power and justice to glory.

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.

The crazy game of pilling stones was also in you and your friends’ marvelous innovation. And how really hard you would hit the phony big guy who you hated like anything.

Life is mostly froth and bubble

Knowing where you have come from is important in forming an idea of where you want to go.

What one Christian does is his own responsibility, what one Jew does is thrown back at all Jews.

Words are like gems to me... imagine yourself walking through a very shallow stream and picking up beautiful stones that catch your eye... that's what names are like for me.

Some of the best ideas come sort of out of nowhere and when you're not expecting it.

A child can escape the shadows.

Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble.

Don't be outraged, be outrageous.

We get together on the basis of our similarities; we grow on the basis of our differences.