I understand religion is a walk, it's a journey. And I fully recognize that I'm a sinner, just like you.

We honor the heritage of all who come here, no matter where they come from, because we trust in our country's genius for making us all Americans - one nation under God.

I told all four [Congressional leaders] that there are going to be some times where we don't agree with each other, but that's OK. If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator.

I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.

The great contest for the presidency is about the future, who can lead, who can get things done.

The United States and rich countries cannot change Africa from within. It has to impose reform on Africa; it has to come from within.

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.