This thaw took a while to thaw, it's going to take a while to unthaw.

There are a lot of tactical decisions that, if I could have done them over, I would have.

I think whoever is the president [he] must guard your liberties, must not erode your rights in America.

Really proud of it. A great campaign. And I'm really pleased with the organization and the thousands of South Carolinians that worked on my behalf. And I'm very gracious and humbled.

They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom gets to speak.

Trying to stop suiciders -- which we're doing a pretty good job of on occasion -- is difficult to do. And what the Iraqis are going to have to eventually do is convince those who are conducting suiciders who are not inspired by Al Qaeda, for example, to realize there's a peaceful tomorrow.

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