I think I'm the only president other than John Kennedy who had both parents alive during the presidency.

I could have easily not run for president, and people would have come up and said, "Oh, man, you would have been a great president." Or even a lousy president. But I never would have known had I not chosen to run. Part of life is seizing the moment.

Those of us who spent time in the agricultural sector and in the heartland, we understand how unfair the death penalty is.

We will be changing the regime of Iraq for the good of the iraqi people.

I think I was unprepared for war.

If you've got somebody in harm's way, you want the president being -- making advice, not -- be given advice by the military, and not making decisions based upon the latest Gallup poll or focus group.

A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it. Dealing with Congress is a matter of give and take. The president doesn't get everything he wants, the Congress doesn't get everything they want. But we're finding good common ground.