President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet. My promise... is to help you and your family.

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.

May we always be burdened with thinking of the suffering of others, for that is what it means to be human.

The greatest victory comes not from winning against enemies but from winning over one’s self.

Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of men who have no opinions.

I shall not wholly die, and a great part of me will escape the grave.

Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.

We are the people are parents warned us against.

Words not kept break more than a promise.

The things that are really out of control, and scary, are emotions - of people around you, that are unpredictable, or those in yourself which are unpredictable.

One thing I want to say: I don't like victim stories and I don't write them.

The cure for moving too fast is just to slow down.