It is human choices that move events.

I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, there's a certain patience, a certain discipline, I think, that religion helps you achieve.

I was not elected to serve one party.

We want more people owning things in this country. Let me put it to you bluntly: In a changing world, we want more people to have control over your own life.

Diplomacy can be a frustrating thing. I think the strategy can work, so long as the force is robust and the rules of engagement are clear.

The United States of America will not permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons.

When we make a pledge, we mean it. We keep our word, and what we begin, we will finish.