The bill Congress sent me would take away one of the most valuable tools in the war on terror... so today I vetoed it.

I think it's very important that we protect marriage as an institution between a man and a woman. I proposed a constitutional amendment. The reason I did so was because I was worried that activist judges are actually defining the definition of marriage. And the surest way to protect marriage between a man and woman is to amend the Constitution.

We have set out to promote the work of community and faith-based charities. Government cannot be replaced by charities, but it can welcome them as partners instead of resenting them as rivals.

I'm not so sure the role of the United States is going around the world saying this is the way its gotta be.

I regret that a private comment I made to the vice presidential candidate made it through the public airways.

I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound perch in my lake.

Sixty years of Western nations excusing and accommodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East did nothing to make us safe because in the long run stability cannot be purchased at the expense of liberty. ... The global wave of democracy has barely reached the Arab states. For too long, many people in that region have been victims and subjects. They deserve to be active citizens.