In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord.

Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it.

Optimism is infectious, and opportunity irresistible. Progress follows progress. Someone, even government, just has to get it started.

We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ.

It is the civilian part of the politics that is very, very bad, and we have to change that.

I am very grateful to our Muslim population. One of the things we've been doing is stepping up our inter-faith dialogue with the Muslim population. And I think that helped very much in their support for me.

A president can be as strong as she wants to be.