It was much easier for me to endure the belittling than it was to watch my dad get belittled.

Just remember it's the birds that's supposed to suffer, not the hunter.

But I have no desire for fame and power anymore. I crawled out of the swamp and I'm not crawling back in.

My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions.

It says something about our country that people around the world are willing to leave their homes and leave their families and risk everything to come to America. Their talent and hard work and love of freedom have helped make America the leader of the world. And our generation will ensure that America remains a beacon of liberty and the most hope fill society this world has ever known.

Our plan will not favor religious institutions over nonreligious institutions. As president, I'm interested in what is constitutional and I'm interested in what works.

No matter how tough Iraq became, removing Saddam Hussein was the right thing to do for the sake of peace and for the 25 million people we liberated.