One of the worst mistakes anybody can make is to bet against Americans.

It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't available.

My mother told me that everything in life happened for a purpose. She said all things were part of God's plan, even the most disheartening setbacks, and in the end, everything worked out for the best.

I like photographers - you don't ask questions. (To a gathering of the White House News Photographers Association)

I know that some believe that voluntary prayer in schools should be restricted to a moment of silence. We already have the right to remain silent - we can take our Fifth Amendment.

Through the history of our nation, Americans have always extended their hands in gestures of assistance.

Cars don't cause pollution, trees do.