As Governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I have met those standards.

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.

It's all about how you look at things. We often choose to make something ugly or beautiful.

Passion for books is the desire to read.

Rules? You don't even know what game we're playing, mister.

A thought may be very commendable as a thought, but I value it chiefly as a window through which I can obtain insight on the thinker.

Life is just a moment of time and it pass by

One of the more challenging things in life is not being the guy who does the cheating, but not saying anything about it and going along with it.

Inside every human being, there is unlimited time and space.

When you empower women and help them thrive, you help their communities thrive. Women shoulder the burden disproportionately.

when you recollect something which belonged in an earlier chapter, do not go back, but jam it in where you are . Discursiveness does not hurt an autobiography in the least.

I do not believe there is a natural resource economics. I believe there is good economics and bad economics.