I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe - I believe what I believe is right.

I'm the decider, and I decide what is best.

There is only one course of action against terrorists: to defeat them abroad before they attack us at home.

This is an impressive crowd: the Have's and Have-more's. Some people call you the elites. I call you my base.

So I analyzed that and decided I didn't want to be the president during a depression greater than the Great Depression, or the beginning of a depression greater than the Great Depression.

I believe the most solemn duty of the American president is to protect the American people. If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade, the world will drift toward tragedy. This will not happen on my watch.

We say to seniors, we understand how important prescription drug coverage, so prescription drugs will be an ingrinable part of the Medicare plan.