It's too much show business and too much prompting, too much artificiality, and not really debates. They're rehearsed appearances.

The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world.

If the American people knew what we have done, they would string us up from the lamp posts.

Ageing's alright, better than the alternative, which is not being here.

The defense budget is more than a piggy bank for people who want to get busy beating swords into pork barrels.

Real improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending more, it is a matter of expecting more.

If the people were to ever find out what we have done, we would be chased down the streets and lynched.

In crucial things, unity. In important things, diversity. In ALL things, generosity.

Think about every problem, every challenge, we face. The solution to each starts with education.

I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli.

We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.

O Lord my God, revive my soul!

The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.

Hunger never saw bad bread.

If you really think you have something good, you can't take no for an answer. You've got to get in there and ignore the people who say no.

Well, like any time you're shooting documentary stuff, you've got to be in the moment, and you've got to be able to be in control enough to capture what's happening

Experience has shown that the trade of the East is the key to national wealth and influence.

Poetry uses the hub of a torque converter for a jello mold.

I think there's a tremendous amount of guilt that goes on between mothers and daughters, no matter how good or bad their relationships are.

That balance of love for your work and love in your life is an interesting thing.

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