We need an energy bill that encourages consumption.

I think that not criticizing my successor is a statement unto itself, in terms of trying to create an environment where people are able to have a meaningful discussion or debate without trash talk.

It is no accident that the rise of so many democracies took place in a time when the world's most influential nation was itself a democracy.

We're concerned about AIDS inside our White House, make no mistake about it.

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 have a serious problem: America is addicted to oil... The best way to break this addiction is through technology.

I strongly believe what we're doing is the right thing. If I didn't believe it -- I'm going to repeat what I said before -- I'd pull the troops out, nor if I believed we could win, I would pull the troops out.