I talked to my little brother, Jeb - I haven't told this to many people. But he's the governor of - I shouldn't call him my little brother - my brother, Jeb, the great Governor of Texas.

The suicide bombings have increased. There's too many of them.

Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough.

And we need a full affront on an energy crisis that is real in California and looms for other parts of our country if we don't move quickly.

America treasures the relationship we have with our many Muslim friends, and we respect the vibrant faith of Islam which inspires countless individuals to lead lives of honesty, integrity, and morality. This year, may Eid also be a time in which we recognize the values of progress, pluralism, and acceptance that bind us together as a Nation and a global community. By working together to advance mutual understanding, we point the way to a brighter future for all.

[Should] Iraq acquire fissile material, it would be able to build a nuclear weapon within a year.

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.