I think that the vice president is a person reflecting a half-glass-full mentality.

You can't have a democracy with an armed political party willing to bomb its neighbor without the consent of its government or, you know, just deciding, "Well, let's create enough chaos and discord by lobbing rockets. And so the reality is in order for Lebanon to succeed and we want Lebanon's democracy to succeed the process is going to the Lebanese government's eventually going to have to deal with Hezbollah.

I believe that democracy will prevail, so long as the United States stays with these young democracies to help them.

"Statesman" gives the impression that every time a major issue comes up, I'll be popping off. And that's not what's going to happen.

I regret that a private comment I made to the vice presidential candidate made it through the public airways.

I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. Thank you. Now watch this drive.

...(O)ne thing that the world can count on is that we will not allow Israel to be crushed.