It is incredibly presumptive for somebody who has not yet earned his party's nomination to start speculating about vice presidents.

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.

I will be stronger than my sadness.

I saw an injured black cat. God knows, who has crossed her path.

The destination is a happy life, an accomplished life that doesn't end with death but with eternal life.

I am going for a level of perfection that is only mine... Most of the pleasure is in getting the last little piece perfect.

What I need most of all is color, always, always.

No one can teach that which is inside another, each person must find it on his own and find a way to express it.

At Bloomington, Indiana, I was invited to listen to music written in quarter tones for four harps and voices. I had to go out to be sick.

America has been another name for opportunity.

It took me years to work out the difference between net and gross. In meetings I just used to say, 'Tell me if it's good or bad news.

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.