If the East Timorians decide to revolt, Im sure Ill have a statement.

I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf. I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal.

When a child is in crisis, parents should have a role and a voice. They should be the first to help, not the last to know.

[Strong marriage] starts with being married to a remarkable person. And I am. I jokingly say that I stood up in front of a crowd once and said, "Laura's the greatest first lady ever," and then realized my mother was in the audience.

We will not permit the triumph of violence in the affairs of men; free people will set the course of history.

On the issue of evolution, the verdict is still out on how God created the Earth.

I want to remind you right quick what this country has been through, and the challenges this economy had faced over the last three years. First, we went through a recession. That means we were going backwards.