One thing you had to learn [after the presidency] was that you no longer had the sense of responsibility that became ingrained in your system.

...The God I know is one that promotes peace and freedom. But I get great sustenance from my personal relationship. That doesn't make me think I'm a better person than you are, by the way. Because one of the great admonitions in the Good Book is, don't try to take a speck out of your eye if I've got a log in my own.

I believe that freedom is a gift from an Almighty to every man, woman, and child; that is a principle that was important to me during my presidency and I think it's an important principle.

Bin Laden says his own role is to tell Muslims, quote, 'what is good for them and what is not.'

I hope I'm as graceful and gracious as [my parents] are. It's hard for me to project how I'm gonna be if I make it to 86.

The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength.

Life really is a series of contrasts.