Through the use of books I had the whole world at my feet: could travel anywhere, meet anyone, and do anything.

Of course, no religious test for the presidency - every faith adds to our national character.

The Roman Empire was very, very much like us. They lost their moral core, their sense of values in terms of who they were. And after all of those things converged together, they just went right down the tubes very quickly.

We recognize that North Korea is in severe financial straits, and they have decided to use their resources to build their military, rather than to feed their people and to take care of the various humanitarian responsibilities that they have.

We turned our back on Israel, our ally. You know, and a situation like that, of course [Barack]Obama's not going to be able to do anything. I would shore up our military first, because if you don't get the military right, nothing else is going to work.

I came to realize that if people could make me angry they could could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life?

You can understand why I'm a believer. I have seen miracles.