It's discouraging how hard it is for a President to slice away large chunks of a $305 billion budget.

Real assistance is to help people to help themselves. We can't do everything for everybody, but there is room for all who try to make it.

I do believe, with all my heart and mind and spirit, that I, not as President but as a humble servant of God, will receive justice without mercy if I fail to show mercy.

Our Nation has a diverse and extremely rich cultural heritage. It is a source of pride and strength to millions of Americans who look to the arts for inspiration, communication and the opportunity for creative self-expression.

I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right.

This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts.

Government exists to create and preserve conditions in which people can translate their ideas into practical reality. In the best of times, much is lost in translation. But we try.