I'm optimistic about the future. I'm excited about our prospects as a nation. I want to see peace. I want to see growing peace in America. It's our objective.

We must persuade Iran not t have nuclear weapons through peaceful and diplomatic means. We want a peaceful planet.

I like those fancy raincoats you bought. Really sprung for the big bucks.

I think an amnesty program... which is what the president (George W. Bush) has proposed... those are reasonable proposals.

That said, your values will not always be the object of public admiration. In fact, the more you live by your beliefs, the more you will endure the censure of the world.

I stand ready to lead us down a different path where we're lifted up by our desire to succeed, not dragged down by a resentment of success.

One simple rule: no amnesty, no special pathway to citizenship.