I believe that marriage has served society well, and I believe it is important to affirm that, that marriage between a man and a woman is the ideal. And the job of the President is to drive policy toward the ideal.

The only way to protect our people, the only way to secure the peace, the only way to control our destiny is by our leadership -- so the United States of America will continue to lead

I had watched Dad climb into the biggest arena and succeed. I wanted to find out if I had what it took to join him.

I believe the world would have been a lot worse off if Saddam [Hussein] were in power today.

Oftentimes people ask me, 'Why is it that you're so focused on helping the hungry and diseased in strange parts of the world?'

In the end, leaders are defined by the convictions they hold.

I've coined new words, like, misunderstanding and "Hispanically".