Today we must make a pact with each other to end this reckless conduct with the people's government.

There is only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims: the House majority and their Speaker John Boehner.

America under Barack Obama has become a defensive, reactive and weaker country both at home and abroad.

I can guarantee you this, that more pension and benefit reforms which I will consider arbitration reform to be one of them, are things that when they come to my desk, they will be signed.

You know, something may be going down tonight, but it ain’t going to be jobs, sweetheart!

The greatness of America is in the American people. And what we need to do is get the government the hell out of the way and let the American people win once again.

They believe in teachers unions. We believe in teachers.

You see, Mr. President - real leaders don't follow polls. Real leaders change polls.

Today is the day for the complaining to end and for statesmanship to begin. Today I am taking action to cut state spending and balance the budget this year.

I am who I am, but I am not a bully.

I have a job to do. ... If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't know me.

Even on the most solemn occasions I got away without wearing socks and hid that lack of civilization in high boots

All worries are less with wine.

By reading so much, my vocabulary automatically improved along with my comprehension.

[denial] is an attempt to bring order to our lives.

Why is it that an extended olive branch often turns to a clinched fist of hatred?

I never said I had no idea about most of the things you said I said I had no idea about.

You never get what you deserve; only what you have the leverage to negotiate.

I was a caddy. I also worked as a bouncer, selling Christmas trees at Frank's Nursery and before that, selling what they normally sell.

The Gunman is useless. I know it. He knows it. The whole bank knows it.

Most Americans don't know enough about basic economics to fill out one fortune cookie.