Think about every problem, every challenge, we face. The solution to each starts with education.

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.

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.

Freedom and the power to choose should not be the privilege of wealth. They are the birthright of every American.

Acquiring knowledge doesn't bring power into your life, until you apply what you have learned.

Repetition is the mother of character and skill.

Miracle is the ability God has given you.

Most people die before they are fully born. Creativeness means to be born before one dies.

Either you play the game or let the game play you and be that broke sucka talkin bout I stayed true

Nothing's as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.

I loved writing a book in which, in some ways, it's very, very classical, and in some ways I'm breaking lots of rules about what you can do and what you can't do.

If things go wrong and you hit a dead end-as you will-it's just life's way of saying it's time to change course

To be able to do one thing at a time is the whole art of life.

The priority of leadership is what the lobbyists and giant corporations and special interests in Washington want. It's why we're bankrupting our kids and grandkids.