The proper response to difficulty is not to retreat. It is to prevail.

We must all hear the universal call to like your neighbor just like you like to be liked yourself.

I may be the only person, the only presidential candidate who never carried the state in which he was born.

The teachings of many faiths share much in common. And people of many faiths are united in our commitments to love our families, to protect our children, and to build a more peaceful world. In the coming year, let us resolve to seize opportunities to work together in a spirit of friendship and cooperation. Through our combined efforts, we can end terrorism and rid our civilization of the damaging effects of hatred and intolerance, ultimately achieving a brighter future for all.

Issues are won based upon whether or not you can keep this economy strong; elections are won based upon economic issues and national security issues.

I am very comfortable with the strategic decisions that I made.

Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror. The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge structures collapsing, have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet, unyielding anger.