At Odessa we became Texans, and proud of it.

It's too much show business and too much prompting, too much artificiality, and not really debates. They're rehearsed appearances.

When I need a little advice about Saddam Hussein, I turn to country music.

Yogi's been an inspiration to me, not only because of his baseball skills, but of course for the enduring mark he left on the English language. Some in the press corps think he might even be my speechwriter.

As president, I watched in wonder as Nelson Mandela had the remarkable capacity to forgive his jailers following 26 years of wrongful imprisonment - setting a powerful example of redemption and grace for us all.

I think 9/11 guaranteed that national security is going to be in the forefront of every election.

Law enforcement officials cannot place themselves above the law that they are sworn to defend.