I’m the master of low expectations.
By promoting liberty abroad, we will build a safer world. By encouraging liberty at home, we will build a more hopeful America.
We need an energy bill that encourages consumption.
There is only one force of history that can break the reign of hatred and resentment and expose the pretensions of tyrants and reward the hopes of the decent and tolerant. And that is the force of human freedom.
So it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.
I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn’t here.
I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound largemouth bass in my lake.
This is my maiden voyage. My first speech since I was the president of the United States and I couldn’t think of a better place to give it than Calgary, Canada.
I’m going to put people in my place, so when the history of this administration is written at least there’s an authoritarian voice saying exactly what happened.
One of the very difficult parts of the decision I made on the financial crisis was to use hardworking people’s money to help prevent there to be a crisis.
I’m telling you there’s an enemy that would like to attack America, Americans, again. There just is. That’s the reality of the world. And I wish him all the very best.
In terms of the economy, look, I inherited a recession, I am ending on a recession.
So I analyzed that and decided I didn’t want to be the president during a depression greater than the Great Depression, or the beginning of a depression greater than the Great Depression.
People say, well, do you ever hear any other voices other than, like, a few people? Of course I do.
You know, I’m the President during this period of time, but I think when the history of this period is written, people will realize a lot of the decisions that were made on Wall Street took place over a decade or so, before I arrived in President, during I arrived in President.
This thaw – took a while to thaw, it’s going to take a while to unthaw.
Anyone engaging in illegal financial transactions will be caught and persecuted.
I didn’t grow up in the ocean – as a matter of fact – near the ocean – I grew up in the desert. Therefore, it was a pleasant contrast to see the ocean. And I particularly like it when I’m fishing.
First of all, I don’t see America having problems.
The people in Louisiana must know that all across our country there’s a lot of prayer – prayer for those whose lives have been turned upside down. And I’m one of them.