I vowed to our countrymen that I would do everything I could to protect the American people. That’s why I said to Afghanistan: If you harbor a terrorist, you’re just as guilty as the terrorist.
Bin Laden says his own role is to tell Muslims, quote, ‘what is good for them and what is not.’
I want to remind you all that in order to fight and win the war, it requires an expenditure of money that is commiserate with keeping a promise to our troops to make sure that they’re well-paid, well-trained, well-equipped.
I am mindful of the difference between the executive branch and the legislative branch. I assured all four of these leaders that I know the difference, and that difference is they pass the laws and I execute them.
We have enough coal to last for 250 years, yet coal also prevents an environmental challenge.
If the Iranians were to have a nuclear weapon they could proliferate.
People have access to health care in America. After all, you just go to an emergency room.
But we cannot allow weapons of mass destruction to fall into the hands of terrorists. I will not allow that to happen.
But I have no desire for fame and power anymore. I crawled out of the swamp and I’m not crawling back in.
I think it’s really important for this great state of baseball to reach out to people of all walks of life to make sure that the sport is inclusive. The best way to do it is to convince little kids how to – the beauty of playing baseball.
I began my first Cabinet meeting since the terrorist attacks. As I stepped into the room, the team broke out in sustained applause. I was surprised, and I choked up at their heartfelt support. The tears flowed for the second time in two days.
If you’re a single mother with two children, which is the toughest job in America as far as I’m concerned, and you’re working hard to put food on your family...
The business pages of American newspapers should not read like a scandal sheet.
We favor a strong nonproliferation program that emphasizes diplomacy, reliance on multilateral regimes, controls on nuclear materials, and cooperative nuclear threat reduction.
Freedom of action in space is as important to the United States as air power and sea power.
The best defense against terrorism is a strong offensive against terrorists. That work continues.
I gave them a fair warning.
These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of America’s resolve.
What our enemies have begun, we will finish.
We don’t want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.
It’s a very good question, very direct, and I’m not going to answer it.