[T]he people of Iraq have spoken to the world, and the world is hearing the voice of freedom from the center of the Middle East.

Listen, Al Gore is a very tough opponent. He is the incumbent. He represents the incumbency. And a challenger is somebody who generally comes from the pack and wins, if you're going to win. And that's where I'm coming from.

Too many of our children cannot read. Reading is the building block, and it must be the foundation for education reform.

One has a stronger hand when there's more people playing your same cards.

Running for president was a good decision.

I'm just beginning to live the next chapter of my life. In other words, politics - being governor and president - is not the end of my life. It's a chapter.

I was not pleased that Hamas has refused to announce its desire to destroy Israel.