One thing the military does far better than business is train its own leaders. I can't go to IBM and hire a battalion commander. They don't have any.

As I've thought about gay marriage, I don't see any reason not to say that [couples] should be able to get married.

The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world.

All nations that are civilized and do not accept this kind of action as representing any sort of legitimate political cause are coming together to fight these terrorists.

I think the American people are sophisticated enough and wise enough to make judgments about the candidates and wade through the charges and countercharges that come with the [election 2004] campaign.

The ties that bind us are stronger than the occasional stresses that separate us.

It is not possible to rule out anything because we don't know what will happen.