I never thought of political endeavors primarily in terms of power and prestige, and I never thought of economic endeavors primarily in terms of wealth and position.

The community of nations may see more and more of the very kind of threat Iraq poses now: a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction, ready to use them or provide them to terrorists. If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow.

The last time I checked, the Constitution said, 'of the people, by the people and for the people.' That's what the Declaration of Independence says.

We have to change the whole job structure of America. We have got to basically reorient our economy toward the future.

When we make college more affordable, we make the American dream more achievable.

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

A few years back, this guy [Barack Obama] would be serving us coffee.