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

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.

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.

Is there any wonder why we are in such big trouble? Any question why the people don't trust their government anymore, and demand a change?

Do not invest time and money into yourself to have others completely destroy it!

The gospel is the Good News of God's Kingdom.

People are like a pack of dogs sometimes. All right one by one, but together... together they do awful things they don't mean to do.

I saw the errors I had made and assumed full responsibility for everything.

I try to take life as it comes, and just hope it keeps coming.

I don't mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you'll feel good no matter what.

The Chinese say it's better to be deprived of food for three days than tea for one.

The Republicans are looking at a country that is going to be a majority minority country in just over a generation. And they are an increasingly white party.

If we could talk to the animals, learn their languages, maybe take an animal degree.

The US government is like an ocean liner, not like a speed boat. It's harder to turn around than people might think.