I put confidence in the American people, in their ability to sort through what is fair and what is unfair, what is ugly and what is un-ugly.

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.

I know everything must be a lie, but I believe it anyway.

What do you want?’'I want to play, ’ he said.I stared at him. 'Just like that. You don’t know what I’m involved in, but you want a piece of it.’'Following you around lets me kill a lot of people.

A moment in heaven and a lifetime in hell, that’s the story of my life.

I remember that feeling of skin. It'sstrange to remember touch more than thought. But my fingersstill tingle with it.

But too many people now climb onto the cross merely to be seen from a greater distance, even if they have to trample somewhat on the one who has been there so long.

Martyrdom was the price of enthusiasm for acting.

I believe I'm a born winner. I always think about winning.

To be tempted is not to sin. The strongest attacks are made on the strongest forts.

The music was my friend, my lover, my family.

[Barack Obama] pledged to end torture, but he has continued the CIA renditions where you kidnap people and send them to another country to be interrogated.