Together, we'll build a far better future for America -- a future of growth, opportunity, and security, anchored by the values of a people who are confident, compassionate, and whose heart is good.

I've always believed that a lot of the trouble in the world would disappear if we were talking to each other instead of about each other.

You on the cutting edge of technology have already made yesterday's impossibilities the commonplace realities of today.

I miss going to church, but I think the Lord understands.

Indeed, it is an indisputable fact that all the complex and horrendous questions confronting us at home and worldwide have their answer in that single book [the Bible].

Common sense told us that to preserve the peace, we'd have to become strong again after years of weakness and confusion. So, we rebuilt our defenses, and this New Year we toasted the new peacefulness around the globe. Not only have the superpowers actually begun to reduce their stockpiles of nuclear weapons...but the regional conflicts that rack the globe are also beginning to cease.

Trust the people -- that is the crucial lesson of history.