As the president, you're pretty much in a bubble. And golf is a good way to get out of the bubble.

I believe it is in the national interest that government stand side-by-side with people of faith who work to change lives for the better. I understand in the past, some in government have said government cannot stand side-by-side with people of faith. Let me put it more bluntly, government can't spend money on religious programs simply because there's a rabbi on the board, cross on the wall, or a crescent on the door. I viewed this as not only bad social policy - because policy by-passed the great works of compassion and healing that take place - I viewed it as discrimination.

The Ambassador and the General were briefing me on the....the vast majority of Iraqis want to live in a peaceful, free world. And we will find these people and we will bring them to justice.

That's important when you are running an organization so that the people who work with you know what you believe in and know those beliefs won't change.

Too many of our children cannot read. Reading is the building block, and it must be the foundation for education reform.

On the issue of evolution, the verdict is still out on how God created the Earth.

The only way we can win is if we leave before the job is...done.