God told me to smite Osama bin Laden, so I invaded Afghanistan. Then He told me to smite Saddam Hussein, so I invaded Iraq. Now He wants me to work on the Middle East problem.

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.

There are photographs of people you don't recognize and photographs of you in ways you don't wish to be remembered, but they each contain elements of places or times you do not wish to forget.

You must create more margin so you have room for what’s important, not merely urgent.

Everyone has a talent. It's simply a question of good discipline, of the good fortune to have an education that meshes with that talent, and a lot of luck.

I want to make sure that my writing grips the reader from the word 'go.'

The one true friend I thought I'd found, tonight the bottle let me down.

First and foremost, any business proposal I like must sound fun.

When I was young, I believed in three things: Marxism, the redemptive power of cinema, and dynamite. Now I just believe in dynamite.

I am different, not less

For so many centuries women have been suppressed and regarded as inferior. And that of course is not right at all, that we all have buddha-nature - so what's the difference?

Strong communities ... embrace change. New discoveries require us to think differently and approach things differently, to think anew.