All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.

I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.

It's more like it is now than it ever has been.

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

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.

It's the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great stability and success of our nation. It's a quality to be proud of. But it's a quality that many people seem to have neglected.

The Declaration [of Independence] was not a protest against government, but against the excess of government. It prescribed the proper role of government, to secure the rights of individuals and to effect their safety and happiness. In modern society, no individual can do this alone. So government is not a necessary evil but a necessary good.