I just don't think we should go hellfire damnation around the globe freeing people, unless it is directly related to our own national security.

The length of one's days matters less than the love of one's family and friends.

I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers.

Conservatism has always meant more to me than simply sticking up for private property & free enterprise. It has also meant defending our heritage & preserving our values.

I have always felt that the real purpose of government is to enhance the lives of people and that a leader can best do that by restraining government in most cases instead of enlarging it at every opportunity.

I cannot imagine any other country in the world where the opposition would seek, and the chief executive would allow, the dissemination of his most private and personal conversations with his staff, which, to be honest, do not exactly confer sainthood on anyone concerned.

My goal is for a cooperative world at peace, using its resources to build, not to destroy.