It's essential for a president to show strength from the very beginning, to make it very clear what is acceptable and not acceptable.

We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers.

I like PBS. I love Big Bird ... But I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it.

I'm not going to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to Russia, or Mr. Putin.

I have never once regretted missing a business opportunity so that I could be with my children and grandchildren.

My wife drives a couple of Cadillacs.

I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners.

I am in favor of stem-cell research. I am not in favor of creating new human embryos through cloning.

Isn't it fitting that so many of those who have contempt for the private sector will soon find themselves back in it?

There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what.

I'm not familiar precisely with what I said, but I'll stand by what I said, whatever it was.

On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level.

I didn't bring you here, " he said. "You think you're Miss Special Destiny of the

A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.

Look, I'm in the top 20 of players who ever lived.

We all understand that America feels so angry, they want to get somebody, but you can't just have lots of planes and guns and ships and make everybody do your bidding.

It's very easy to make successful photographs - it's very easy.

Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to?

I think God outdid Himself when He created children.

Whatever my current beliefs are, on any topic, they're all open to being changed by the right facts and the right evidence.

The only show my mother could afford to take me to when I was growing up was CATS, for my birthday.