I understand gas prices are like a hidden tax - not a hidden tax; it's taking money out of people's pockets. I know that.

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.

Worldly life is not an impediment

It is not loving to impose our own grid onto others. We need to understand their situation and their needs accurately, and this comes from listening to them, not coming in with our own assumptions.

One thing will not change - we will be going out to win.

I can get through anything, any obstacle, after what I've been through.

Anyone can achieve something important. Contrary to popular belief, the key is not hard work, but finding the right thing to achieve.

To the worker, God himself lends aid.

Zen is discipline - the discipline of living life, the discipline of taking a breath, the discipline of not knowing and not trying to know.

It is not enough just to open the door to the rooms of power. We have to get inside and rearrange the furniture!

In the end, it is our defiance that redeems us.

Modern China; one also finds many things that are really quite admirable.