I was always at about 70/30. About 70 percent of the people of my district appreciated me, and about 30 percent had quite another view of me.

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.

The simplest questions are the hardest to answer.

Poetry makes possible the deepest kind of personal possession of the world.

Your preoccupation should be on doing what you do as well as you can.

Perhaps the biggest problem in journalism is the cult divide between journalists and corporate owners.

With my own group I like to keep it loose. They have to counter rather than go with me. When they stop I like to be moving.

Shall we go on conferring our Civilization upon the peoples that sit in darkness, or shall we give those poor things a rest?

Before you go, would you sign that case of balls for me?

If you are called upon to govern humans, treat them humanely.

Leadership is birthed out of anger!

Like I said, I've got too much respect for women to marry them, but that doesn't mean you can't support them emotionally and financially.