American business can out-think, out-work, out-perform any nation in the world. But we can't beat the competition if we don't get in the ball game.

The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world.

If the American people knew what we have done, they would string us up from the lamp posts.

Ageing's alright, better than the alternative, which is not being here.

The defense budget is more than a piggy bank for people who want to get busy beating swords into pork barrels.

Real improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending more, it is a matter of expecting more.

If the people were to ever find out what we have done, we would be chased down the streets and lynched.

In crucial things, unity. In important things, diversity. In ALL things, generosity.

Think about every problem, every challenge, we face. The solution to each starts with education.

I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli.

We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.

Don't leave the dream, lead your dreams!

One part of my consciousness serves only one realm.

Progress is impossible without accurate planning.

The difference between being an actor and a director is simple. The director has to hide his panic; the actor doesn't.

Israel is our strongest, most reliable ally in the Middle East. Of course, we're their most reliable ally, too.

That tuneful nymph, the babbling Echo.

I pictured my mom, alone in our little apartment on the Upper East Side. I tried to remember the smell of her blue waffles in the kitchen. It seemed so far away.

My A-number one visceral fear is speed. More than knives or snakes or confined spaces. Speed. I won't even go on a motor boat if I can help it.

I'd love to do a musical. I have a little list of them in my head.

So, to detract from the perfection of creatures is to detract from the perfection of divine power.