America has to stand by our allies. I think the tension that existed between Israel and the United States was very unfortunate.

I do believe that by virtue of having a volunteer army, you are going to have men and women who decide to serve and others who decide to pursue different careers.

Since Castro took power, the Cuban people have been denied basic human freedoms. No freedom of religion, no freedom of the press, no political freedom. And the regime uses brutality and violence to suppress these freedoms and impose its will.

I'm a son of Detroit. I was born in Detroit.

Every piece of legislation which came to my desk in the coming years as the governor, I came down on the side of preserving the sanctity of life.

I'm not sure about these cookies ... They came from the local 7/11 bakery, or whatever.

It's essential for a president to show strength from the very beginning, to make it very clear what is acceptable and not acceptable.