Terrorists like bin Laden are serious about mass murder - and all of us must take their declared intentions seriously. They seek to impose a heartless system of totalitarian control throughout the Middle East, and arm themselves with weapons of mass murder. . . . Their aim is to seize power in Iraq, and use it as a safe haven to launch attacks against America and the world.

I think anybody who doesn't think I'm smart enough to handle the job is underestimating.

The decisions I made are done. And history will judge whether or not they were correct. There's no such thing as accurate short-term history.

I don't want to be in the press.

The greatest gift a parent can give a child is unconditional love. As a child wanders and strays, finding his bearings, he needs a sense of absolute love from a parent. There's nothing wrong with tough love, as long as the love is unconditional.

I don't want to interfere with my successor's presidency.

It's time to restore honor and dignity to the White House.