Important part of our diplomacy is that people take our words seriously.

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.

Maybe times are never strange to women: it is just one continuous monotonous thing full of the repeated follies of their menfolks.

There's no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.

It is easy for me to love myself, but for ladies to do it is another question altogether.

White space is to be regarded as an active element, not a passive background.

You have actresses like Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, who have roles specially written for them.

I think good art happens on that edge between comfortable and in a lot of pain, you know what I mean?

You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character.

We need to keep trying to rescue the Constitution from the President.

I'm attracted to things that make me want to be a better person.

During the Great Depression African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights, but they became impatient for economic emancipation.