There is only one course of action against terrorists: to defeat them abroad before they attack us at home.

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 great contest for the presidency is about the future, who can lead, who can get things done.

Let me put it to you this way, I am not a revengeful person.

One of the very difficult parts of the decision I made on the financial crisis was to use hardworking people's money to help prevent there to be a crisis.

I simply said that I would do everything to help Taiwan to defend itself.

I think it was in the Rose Garden where I issued this brilliant statement: If I had a magic wand -- but the president doesn't have a magic wand. You just can't say, 'low gas.'