Diplomacy and defense are not substitutes for one another. Either alone would fail.

A nation can be no stronger abroad than she is at home. Only an America which practices what it preaches about equal rights and social justice will be respected by those whose choice affects our future.

At the start of 2005 the idea of downloading a song to a mobile phone was an idea, by the end of the year it was a reality.

Wealth is the means, and people are the ends. All our material riches will avail us little if we do not use them to expand the opportunities of our people.

In a world of danger and trial, peace is our deepest aspiration.

I suppose if you could have only one thing, it would be that-energy. Without it, you haven't got a thing.

Our responsibility is one of decision, for to govern is to choose.