The agenda of the roadblock is the philosophy of the stop sign.

In the past we entrusted money to the government sector and the government sector simply did not spend the money wisely. And that is why we need reforms, but the government sector is not being reformed.

It's exciting; I don't know whether I'm going to win or not. I think I am. I do know I'm ready for the job. And, if not, that's just the way it goes.

The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength.

We all know the big elephant in the room. The big elephant in the room is African governments. Africa has been totally mismanaged and misruled, but nobody wants to talk about that because of political correctness.

One thing you had to learn [after the presidency] was that you no longer had the sense of responsibility that became ingrained in your system.

Our enemies have made the mistake that America's enemies always make. They saw liberty and thought they saw weakness. And now, they see defeat.