Before history is written down in books, it is written in courage.

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.

Prayer is not just getting ready for Christian service. Prayer is Christian service.

I knew I could compete with most people in high school. It didn't quite give me an attitude, but it made me think I didn't have to try hard sometimes.

It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.

Many a peacock hides his peacock tail from all eyes--and calls it his pride.

From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend reading it.

Panic leads to carelessness, and carelessness creates accidents.

I work on words, mostly, toward them being poetry or short stories, and then some of those become songs.

In a houseful of toddlers and pets, you can start out having a bad day, but you keep getting detoured.

Great knowledge brings great sorrow.

Knowing how bad you could be is a great encouragement to being good.