We spend less time with each other now than we did during the presidency. When you're president, you're usually out and back in the same day - at least I was. I just came from a trip to the Middle East last week, where I was gone for five nights, and when I left, Laura [Bush] was out of town.

Fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.

There were tactical decisions that I wish I could have done differently: mission accomplished, not revealing my drunken driving charge prior to my run for the presidency, flying over New Orleans on Katrina and the pictures being released and people saying, "he's aloof and doesn't really care."

Because marriage is a sacred institution and the foundation of society, it should not be redefined by activist judges. For the good of families, children and society, I support a constitutional amendment to protect the institution of marriage.

So many people commute in this country by car long enough distances to really cut into their income, their real income, that they would change their vote based on gas prices.

Every American should have absolute control over his or her personal information

If you don't feel something strongly you're not going to achieve.