People expect those in authority to take on big problems and to solve them. We had an opportunity to reform Social Security in a way that would have protected people's benefits and created a solvent system. Younger workers would be confident that the money they were putting into the system would be available to them when they retired. It was a missed opportunity. I regret that.

We got plenty of money in Washington. What we need is more priority.

I've been in the Bible every day since I've been the president.

I think I was unprepared for war.

Baptists have long upheld the ideal of a free church in a free state. And from the beginning, they believed that forcing a person to worship against his will violated the principles of both Christianity and civility.

What I'm telling you is there's too many junk lawsuits suing too many doctors.

I didn't -- I swear I didn't -- get into politics to feather my nest or feather my friends' nests.