[My father] taught me (at least he showed me) a dignified way to be a former president is that once you're off the stage, you're off the stage.

We want more people owning things in this country. Let me put it to you bluntly: In a changing world, we want more people to have control over your own life.

We waited for Congress to act. They couldn't act on the issue. So I just went ahead and signed an executive order which will unleash - [applause] - which says the federal agencies will not discriminate against faith-based programs. They ought to welcome the armies of compassion as opposed to turning them away.

I realize I will never regain my anonymity but I can certainly give it a try. And it's a lot of fun to give it a try.

I'm just beginning to live the next chapter of my life. In other words, politics - being governor and president - is not the end of my life. It's a chapter.

I don't understand how poor people think.

Redefining the role of the United States from enablers to keep the peace to enablers to keep the peace from peacekeepers is going to be an assignment.