I'm looking for a president that'll be like a Ronald Reagan to a Jimmy Carter.

With the spirit of my administration, New York City is poised for dramatic change. The era of fear has had a long enough reign.

America needs to be defended. We need missile defense to better police the skies over the United States.

The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified.

My father used to say to me, 'Whenever you get into a jam, whenever you get into a crisis or an emergency, become the calmest person in the room and you'll be able to figure your way out of it.'

Revenge is not a noble sentiment, but it is a human one.

It's about time law enforcement got as organized as organized crime.

When you confront a problem you begin to solve it.

We had no domestic attacks under Bush.

Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.

What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.

You cannot, ever, give up on a friend who is close to giving up on themselves

What never happened will never change."(from "Oh, Leonardo")

Many of the women in Los Angeles are part of the notorious gang culture, and they will forever have my gratitude for, you know, letting me live.

Be Vast, Solitary, Down to Earth and Firm

The manner in which one loses the battle can sometimes outshine the victory.

When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out.

From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.

One of the things we've lost as blacks in the United States is imagining different ways the world could be organized, how this country could be organized, how politics could be organized.

How wondrous familiar is a fool!

My mum came from nothing and didn't have many opportunities in her youth, and she blames a lot of her social inadequacies on that.