A man is more than the sum of all the things he can do.

Over the past 7 years, we've tried to modernize the economy, and today what we're doing is modernizing the financial services industry, tearing down these antiquated walls, and granting banks significant new authority.

More people can be great leaders than think they can, but they need a purpose greater than themselves.

I ask you to join in a re-United States. We need to empower our people so they can take more responsibility for their own lives in a world that is ever smaller, where everyone counts.... We need a new spirit of community, a sense that we are all in this together, or the American Dream will continue to wither. Our destiny is bound up with the destiny of every other American.

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

If there's grass in the field, play ball!

I haven't eaten at a McDonald's since I became President.