I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman.
Look, when you’re the president, there’s all kinds of things said about us. I mean, it’s just the nature of the job.
It’s exciting; I don’t know whether I’m going to win or not. I think I am. I do know I’m ready for the job. And, if not, that’s just the way it goes.
If there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is. And if the person has violated the law, the person will be taken care of.
The bond between mothers and their children is one defined by love. As a mother’s prayers for her children are unending, so are the wisdom, grace, and strength they provide to their children.
Wall Street got drunk and now it’s got a hangover. And the question is, how long will it sober up and not try to do those fancy financial instruments?
I have made a lot of tactical decisions that historians will look back and say: He shouldn’t have done that. He shouldn’t have made that decision. And I’ll take responsibility for them. I’m human.
America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused – preferring greatness to power and justice to glory.
By heritage and by choice, the United States of America will make that stand.
In this job, there are some simple pleasures that really help you cope. One is books, I mean, books are a great escape. Books are a way to get your mind on something else.
For decades, the public school system failed too many children, so we passed the No Child Left Behind Act and demanded schools show results in return for money.
It’s the Afghan national army that went into Najaf and did the work there.
The CIA laid out several scenarios and said life could be lousy, life could be OK, life could be better, and they were just guessing as to what the conditions might be like.
What I really think is going to happen over time is technology is going to change the way we live for the good for the environment.
So community colleges are accessible, they’re available, they’re affordable, and their curriculums don’t get stuck. In other words, if there’s a need for a certain kind of worker, I presume your curriculums evolved over time.
The enemy understands a free Iraq will be a major defeat in their ideology of hatred. That’s why they’re fighting so vociferously.
I cut the taxes on everybody. I didn’t cut them. The Congress cut them. I asked them to cut them.
No matter what your politics is, we ought to be thanking people for volunteering.
And I am an optimistic person. I guess if you want to try to find something to be pessimistic about, you can find it, no matter how hard you look, you know?
Give me a chance to be your president and America will be safer and stronger and better.