On all vital measures, measures necessary to protect you, the Democrats in Washington follow a simple philosophy: Just say no.

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.

Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever pay attention to them and they always love you back.

We cannot live without meaning, that would preclude any sense of identity, any hope, any future.

Every child matters. If we fail our children, we are bound to fail our present, our future, faith, cultures, and civilisations as well.

The negative screams at you but the positive only whispers.

A poet's pleasure is to withhold a little of his meaning, to intensify by mystification. He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it.

My weight always fluctuates by 10 pounds. After trying Atkins and doing Nutrisystem a few times, now I’m just focused on maintaining a healthy lifestyle rather than dieting.

You can't just wait for everybody to give you approval - you will just be waiting.

Don't write with a pen. Ink tends to give the impression the words shouldn't be changed.

The window-lights, myriads and myriads,Bloom from the walls like climbing flowers.