What ends up happening is people form images and the image they form is, in some ways, what they want it to be. The idea of trying to correct the image is something I'm not interested in doing.

No President has ever done more for human rights than I have.

I'm comfortable that I made the best decisions I possibly could.

The best way to defeat the totalitarian of hate is with an ideology of hope - an ideology of hate - excuse me - with an ideology of hope.

I think the key anecdote in the book is when Colin [Powell] and I were discussing Iraq. Colin was upstairs in the Treaty Room, in the residence. And he talks about his concerns about the use of military in Iraq. And I said I felt the same concerns, but it might be that we have to use it. In which case, he said, "I support you."

Get ready; if the Democrats take the House, your taxes are going up.

I worry about protectionists, which is another way of saying less competition, less trade around the world. And I view those as twins of negativity.