The all-volunteer army works. It works particularly when we pay our troops well.

I think we need not only to eliminate the tollbooth to the middle class, I think we should knock down the tollbooth.

I'm going to spend a lot of time trying to explain as best I can why it's important for us to succeed in Iraq. I'm going to do what I think is right, and if, you know, if people don't like me for it, that's just the way it is.

It's kind of the Washington, D.C., chattering class. They kind of talk amongst themselves.

I began my first Cabinet meeting since the terrorist attacks. As I stepped into the room, the team broke out in sustained applause. I was surprised, and I choked up at their heartfelt support. The tears flowed for the second time in two days.

It's going to be the year of the sharp elbow and the quick tongue.

In spite of the fact that at times I would challenge parents authority. They provided unconditional love.