I was very fortunate to have had a mother and father who loved me in spite of my failings.

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.

Stop allowing your day-to-day life to be clouded by busy nothingness.

These are illusions of popular history which successful religion must promote: Evil men never prosper

Typical St Mary’s. When the chips are down we don’t whine and we don’t run – we do some damage.

Celebrate my death for the good times I've had, For the work that I've done and the friends that I've made. Celebrate my death, of whom it could be said, "She was a working class woman, and a red."

Simplicity and sincerity generally go hand in hand, as both proceed from a love of truth.

While other state governments stiff their vendors, close parks, delay tax refunds, and ignore unacceptably poor service levels, Indiana state employees are setting national standards for efficiency.

Challenging the integrity of the non-proliferation regime is a matter which can affect international peace and security.

When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything. The best way is to understand yourself, and then you will understand everything.

But sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. [...] True sorrow is as rare as true love.

One can impose silence on sentiment, but one can not give it limits.