Study hard; and you might grow up to be President. But let's face it: Even then, you'll never make as much money as your dog.

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.

Even the ugliest swan is still more beautiful than the loveliest crown on the fence, Anna thought

It's not the books by Stephen King that I read, I need protection from the things in my head . . .

Philosophy of science without history of science is empty history of science without philosophy of science is blind.

The goal of prayer is the ear of God.

Cause somewhere in the Quizling Clinic, there's a shorthand typist taking seconds over minutes.

All my life affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have made has been taken in spite of it.

I wouldn't change a thing - except my bank balance.

That's one of the most important things to me is that Detroit and Ann Arbor got my back. If you don't have hometown love, then what's the point?

I try my best to really think about things before I react and respond.

Jim Henson was the only piece of fan mail I ever wrote when I was a little kid.