All of us here today understand this: We do not fight Islam, we fight against evil.

First, let me make it very clear, poor people aren't necessarily killers. Just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to kill.

The lesson of September the 11th is: Take threats before they fully materialize.

If you take all the food aid, America is by far the most generous country. If you take the direct aid, we're very generous. But when you add on our private contributions - see, our tax system encourages private citizens to donate to organisations that, for example, help the folks in Africa. And when you take the combined effort of US taxpayers' money plus US citizens' donations, we're very generous. And we'll do more.

I would guess, I would surmise that some of the more spectacular bombings are done by al Qaeda suiciders.

We're supposed to have guns. It says so in the Bible; and the second greatest book ever written, the Texas State Constitution.

Then I went for a run with the other dog and just walked. And I started thinking about a lot of things. I was able to - I can't remember what it was. Oh, the inaugural speech, started thinking through that.