People who plan their life when they're 18 years old and say, "This is my life plan," would generally be surprised and maybe disappointed.

Compassionate conservatism [is] most importantly, making sure that government is not the answer to people's problems.

History will look back, and I'm fully prepared to accept any mistakes that history judges to my administration, because the president makes the decisions, the president has to take the responsibility.

We're getting rid of the D [in PTSD]. PTS is an injury; it's not a disorder. The problem is when you call it a disorder, [veterans] don't think they can be treated. An employer says, 'I don't want to hire somebody with a disorder.

The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.

I think anybody who doesn't think I'm smart enough to handle the job is underestimating.

The desire for freedom resides in every human heart. And that desire cannot be contained forever by prison walls, or martial laws, or secret police. Over time, and across the Earth, freedom will find a way.