We have ...drawn a line in the sand.

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.

One of the principal functions of a friend is to suffer (in a milder and symbolic form) the punishments that we should like, but are unable, to inflict upon our enemies.

I have just read a long novel by Henry James. Much of it made me think of the priest condemned for a long space to confess nuns.

And who are all these people? There weren't this many when I fell asleep."Alfie shrugged, indicating that the universe was mysterious and nothing would ever be fully understood.

At some point in my early forties I realized that my primary goal in just about any verbal exchange is to lighten the mood.

Well, the way things are going, aside from wheat and auto parts, America's biggest export is now the Oscar.

The only cure for addiction is spiritual.

I love Harlem, it's like a second home to me.

Heaven is where the reasonable people are!

What are you going to do when you love music? You can't stop.

I'd rather save a home run than hit one. I've always been like that. Defense is what I pride myself on.