I believe in grace because I've seen it and peace because I've felt it and forgiveness because I've needed it.

We will be changing the regime of Iraq for the good of the iraqi people.

We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace. We know that oppressive governments support terror, while free governments fight the terrorists in their midst. We know that free peoples embrace progress and life, instead of becoming the recruits for murderous ideologies.

First of all, you never retire. At least I don't retire.

God's signs are not always the ones we look for. We learn in tragedy that his purposes are not always our own. Yet the prayers of private suffering, whether in our homes or in this great cathedral, are known and heard, and understood.

We will build new ships to carry man forward into the universe, to gain a new foothold on the moon and to prepare for new journeys to the worlds beyond our own.

We'll continue to speak out in a respectful way; never challenging somebody's love for America when you criticize their strategies or their point of view.