Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

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.

Someone may have a broken heart or someone may have a broken ego. Such people will have to suffer tremendously because of that.

Belief creates behaviors.

The meeting began well, meaning it had the potential for being short.

A ragamuffin knows he's only a beggar at the door of God's mercy.

We want the safety of yesterday even though we know it's not where God would have us.

Only he who finds empiricism irksome is driven to method.

Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has: it never comes to the aid of spiritual things.

They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps they may be full of enchanting surprises.

Mexico is only a memory of childhood safety.

O love, be moderate, allay thy ecstasy, In measure rain thy joy, scant this excess!