And I'm not a student of religion, but I don't find anything in what the principal teachings of Islam that put us in contradiction at all. In fact, the principles are the same as what-we have a diverse religious culture. But it's kindness, it's be good to your neighbor, it's love, and it's take care of children. It's all these things that-so there's no anti-Islam.

Be bold in your caring, and be bold in your dreaming.

Somebody said, "Well, you're going to write your definitive book about your life, biography." No, I'm not. I haven't done that. I wrote a book of letters which gives an insight into the real me as opposed to the public perceptions of me. But I'm convinced historians will figure out the things we got wrong and hopefully the things we got right.

I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them.

At Odessa we became Texans, and proud of it.

We are not the sum of our possessions.

I believe with all my heart that one cannot be America's president without a belief in God, without the strength that your faith gives you.