It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.

If I answer questions every time you ask one, expectations would be high. And as you know, I like to keep expectations low.

There's just something about this job as president every president faces, you know, that you think one thing going in and then the pressures of the job or the realities of the world, you know, are different than you thought.

To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say, well done. And to the C students, I say, you too can be president of the United States.

America is successful because of the hard work and creativity and enterprise of our people.

The enemy understands a free Iraq will be a major defeat in their ideology of hatred. That's why they're fighting so vociferously.

Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.