It's been a hard lesson for me , but contrary quite frankly to what is a common practice in politics, I can tell from my own experience, it is better to stay away from personalities.

I think all presidents should take the long view of history.

We will not permit the triumph of violence in the affairs of men; free people will set the course of history.

I don't understand how poor people think.

It's hard to plan and plot attacks against America if you're on the run, and that's exactly what our brave professionals are doing.

People expect those in authority to take on big problems and to solve them. We had an opportunity to reform Social Security in a way that would have protected people's benefits and created a solvent system. Younger workers would be confident that the money they were putting into the system would be available to them when they retired. It was a missed opportunity. I regret that.

People say, 'How can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil?' You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you.