Some will remember an image of a fire or story or rescue. Some will carry memories of a face and a voice gone forever. And I will carry this. It is the police shield of a man named George Howard who died at the World Trade Center trying to save others. It was given to me by his mom, Arlene, as a proud memorial to her son. It is my reminder of lives that ended and a task that does not end.

The biggest threat facing America is terrorists with weapons of mass destruction.

We will not waver, we will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and freedom will prevail.

I don't read books, but I have friends who do.

We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe, to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own.

Men are like bank accounts. Without a lot of money they don't generate a lot of interest.

It will take time to restore chaos