No generation can escape history.

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.

I HOLDIf I could have had him, I could have let himgo.But withoutthe having there was nothing—so to the nothingIhold.

True Courage is when you are afraid of something but go through with it anyway

I did a lot of talking - not as much background talking as a lot of people because I've never been someone who is too afraid of saying what I feel. I just don't see any reason to.

Commercials and sometimes other guests - it's the down side of TV. Other people - it's the downside of life in general.

The most effective mirror is definitely an previous good friend.

For him , life was a coin that had disaster on one side and waiting for disaster on the other

You see, we are all dying. It's only a matter of time. Some of us just die sooner than others.

I'd rather die terrified than live forever.

Placing the state in charge of moral principles is equivalent to putting the proverbial fox in charge of the chicken coop.

I hope I have a lot more football left.