To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say, well done. And to the C students, I say, you too can be president of the United States.

I do remain confident in Linda. She'll make a fine labor secretary. From what I've read in the press accounts, she's perfectly qualified.

Sometimes when I sleep at night I think of (Dr. Seuss's) 'Hop on Pop.'

A president must make decisions based upon principle and stand by the principles by which he makes decisions in order to achieve peace.

I understand religion is a walk, it's a journey. And I fully recognize that I'm a sinner, just like you.

I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well.

Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror. The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge structures collapsing, have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet, unyielding anger.