Our security is assured by our perseverance and by our sure belief in the success of liberty.

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.

There are many, many types of books in the world, which makes good sense, because there are many, many types of people, and everybody wants to read something different.

The closest to my heart is not just one book - it’s the whole series of novels, Indigo Diaries. The first volume, “Gods’ Food, ” is already available in English.

When the flag is unfurled all reason is in the trumpet.

Well, I think the great tragedy in American politics is what is legal, not what is illegal.

Remember, you can lead a fifty-seven-year-old body to motherhood, but you can't make it stay awake.

If you get a chance to be in a film, that's great. One of my goals is to make a record as good as Don Henley's album, Building the Perfect Beast.

In New York, one must collapse to be indolent.

A proverb has three characteristics: few words, good sense, and a fine image.

I was happy that I finally could play a mature woman, because I started working when I was a teenager and was always playing characters according to my age.