We are a religious nation because we do not have a state religion, because the government guarantees freedom of religion but has no role in religion, because not only do we tolerate our religious differences, we celebrate them.

If you ask me a question, don't tell me what the question is in advance, 'cause I'd rather not know.

You people married to Italian men, you know what it's like.

Vice president—it has such a nice ring to it.

It was not so very long ago that people thought that semiconductors were part-time orchestra leaders and microchips were very small snack foods.

A wise man once said, 'Every one of us is given the gift of life, and what a strange gift it is. If it is preserved jealously and selfishly, it impoverishes and saddens. But if it is spent for others, it enriches and beautifies.' My fellow Americans: We can debate policies and programs, but in the end what separates the two parties in this election campaign is whether we use the gift of life for others or only ourselves.

But I do think its necessary to have debates.