We've got a lot of relations with countries in our neighborhood.

I came to this office to solve problems, and not pass them on to future Presidents and future generations.

We do not create terrorism by fighting the terrorists. We invite terrorism by ignoring them.

We salute our veterans of Pearl Harbor and World War II, whose sacrifices saved democracy during a dark hour. In their memory, a new generation of our Armed Forces goes forward against new enemies in a new era. Once again, we pledge to defend freedom, secure our homeland, and advance peace around the world. Americans have been tested before, and our Nation will triumph again.

I wish they weren't called the 'Bush tax cuts.' If they're called some other body's tax cuts, they're probably less likely to be raised.

Sometimes I'm frustrated. Rarely surprised. Sometimes I'm happy, you know. But war is not a time of joy.

Ann and I will carry out this equivocal message to the world: Markets must be open.