The stimulus is our bridge over troubled waters. And if it's invested well, it'll generate a lot of economic growth, and we'll get quite a bit of the revenues back.

When I was a younger man and had a life, I owned an El Camino pickup in the '70s. It was a real sort of Southern deal. I had Astroturf in the back.

Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it's the time when they most need to think.

Nearly everyone will lie to you, given the right circumstances.

We can't afford to lose control of our own borders or to take on new financial burdens at a time when we are not adequately providing for the jobs, the health care and the education of our own people.

I wanted to continue to be active on those things that I cared about when I was president where I could still have an impact.

We know that when we protect our oceans we're protecting our future.