Here in the United States our Muslim citizens are making many contributions in business, science and law, medicine and education, and in other fields...[they are]upholding our nation's ideals of liberty and justice in a world at peace.

America's making a long-term commitment to help the people of Lebanon because we believe every person deserves to live in a free, open society that respects the rights of all.

I said you were a man of peace. I want you to know I took immense crap for that.

I think for Laura [Bush] it was kind of a sense of remorse because she is very close to the girls. They're busy little souls, and so we don't see them as much as we'd like to. But Laura talks to them all the time.

I would like people to understand the rationale for my embryonic stem cell research decision and how the process became distorted over time.

I never dreamed about being President, I wanted to be Willie Mays.

When I say drop your pants and show me the moon, I'm not just whistling Dixie!