When I leave the office on January 20th, I will leave even more idealistic than I was the day I took the oath of office.

I issued a number of denials to people I thought needed to hear them

Americans - not just starting thirty years ago but going back to the beginning, when we were rebelling against King George - we've always been of two minds about the government, which is why the framers wrote the Constitution the way they did.

I do not believe we can repair the basic fabric of society until people who are willing to work have work. Work organizes life. It gives structure and discipline to life.

We must teach our children to resolve their conflicts with words, not weapons.

Undeniably, character does count for our citizens, out communities, and our Nation, and this week we celebrate the importance of character in our individual lives... core ethical values of trustworthiness, fairness, responsibility, caring, respect, and citizenship form the foundation of our democracy, our economy, and our society... Instilling sound character in our children is essential to maintaining the strength of our Nation into the 21st century.

India.. a perfectly wonderful country, may have been motivated by a lack of self-esteem.