I would have my secretary of treasury be in touch with the financial centers, not only here but at home.

I don't worry about long-term history. I won't be around to read it.

God told me to strike at al Qaeda and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam [Hussein], which I did, and now I am determined to solve the problem in the Middle East. If you help me I will act, and if not, the elections will come and I will have to focus on them.

I come from the school of thought that says when people have more money in their pocket during economic times, it increases demand or investment. Small businesses begin to grow, and jobs are added.

Please don't look at the part of the glass that is only half full.

Theres a lot of blowhards in the political process, you know, a lot of hot-air artists, people who have got something fancy to say.

I was very fortunate to have had a mother and father who loved me in spite of my failings.