Hope I lived up to my reputation for being slick.

I support lowering the level of legal immigration by a moderate amount at this time. Legal immigration reform must be based upon principles that are pro-family, pro-work, and pro-naturalization, retaining opportunities for family reunification as the levels are lowered. We must not let this issue become divisive in this country.

The only preparation for prospering in the global economy is investing in ourselves.

You know, everybody makes mistakes when they are president.

These dilemmas present perhaps the most enduring conundrum of human history: can people derive their identity primarily by positive association or does life's meaning also require negative comparison to others?

On Bill Clinton: I have a simple question: Who's the last President to give you a balanced budget?

The simple fact is that we must not-and we will not-surrender our borders to those who wish to exploit our history of compassion and justice.