I didn't try to be something I wasn't.

A good run adds a little bounce to my step. I get a certain amount of self-esteem from it.

We have enough coal to last for 250 years, yet coal also prevents an environmental challenge.

I strongly oppose cloning, as do most Americans. We recoil at the idea of growing human beings for spare body parts or creating life for our convenience. And while we must devote enormous energy to conquering disease, it is equally important that we pay attention to the moral concerns raised by the new frontier of human embryo stem cell research. Even the most noble ends do not justify any means.

I don't think you're entitled to read my mail between my daughters and me.

America will not pretend that jailed dissidents prefer their chains, or that women welcome humiliation and servitude, or that any human being aspires to live at the mercy of bullies.... ...Liberty will come to those who love it.

How can you possibly have an international agreement that's effective unless countries like China and India are not full participants?