I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president - with the possible exceptions of Johnson, FDR, and Lincoln - just in terms of what we've gotten done in modern history. But, you know, but when it comes to the economy, we've got a lot more work to do. And we're gonna keep on at it.

Public school system status quo is indefensible.

What I've said to [my team] is, "Look, we ran our leg of the race and we did a darn good job."

I think where I get frustrated at times was the belief that the president can do anything if he just decides he wants to do it.

I wouldn't consider them acts of war, but I would consider them acts of property damage, commercial theft that are serious.

Excuses are tools of the incompetent used to build bridges to nowhere and monuments of nothingness

I strongly agree with Vice President Gore that we cannot drill our way to energy independence, but must fast-track investments in renewable sources of energy like solar power, wind power and advanced biofuels...