The rigidity of those pledges is something I don’t like. The circumstances change and you can’t be wedded to some formula by Grover Norquist. It’s—who the hell is Grover Norquist, anyway?

There is no greater advocate of perestroika than the president of the United States.

We sue each other too much and care for each other too little.

But let me tell you, this gender thing is history. You're looking at a guy who sat down with Margaret Thatcher across the table and talked about serious issues.

A new breeze is blowing, and a nation refreshed by freedom stands ready to push on. There is new ground to be broken, and new action to be taken. There are times when the future seems thick as a fog; you sit and wait, hoping the mists will lift and reveal the right path. But this is a time when the future seems a door you can walk right through into a room called tomorrow.

We're going to keep trying to strengthen the American family, to make them more like the Waltons and less like the Simpsons.

I don't like dynasty and legacy. But I think there's a period in the U.S. history where Bushes have been in the forefront.