I believe strongly that to whom much is given, much is required - we are a blessed nation - and that the United States could affect suffering in a positive way.

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.

Unless you know where you are going then you will not know how to get there.

How little our careers express what lies in us, and yet how much time they take up. It's sad, really.

A little anger is a good thing if it isn't on your own behalf, if it's for others deserving of your anger, your empathy.

Often I think the novels I read won't make very good movies - I better not say which I'm looking at for potential films! - but it's nice to have an excuse to just sit and read for a whole day.

King thought he understood the white Southerner, having been born and reared in Georgia and trained a theologian.

Against boredom the gods themselves fight in vain.

I'm out to take the Bible, create disciples who make disciples, disciple cycles.

There is no safe amount of radiation. Even small amounts do harm.

It is easy to have calmness in inactivity, it is hard to have calmness in activity, but calmness in activity is true calmness.

This is the great lesson that we are here to learn through myriads of births and heavens and hells - that there is nothing to be asked for, desired for, beyond one's spiritual Self (atman).