Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are.
I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money.
The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.
I understand everybody in this country doesn't agree with the decisions I've made. And I made some tough decisions. But people know where I stand.
I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger.
Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.
There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country.
So, for example, a country was into recession right after I was sworn in, a dot-com bust had taken place. Then the attacks of September the 11th, and then of course the great financial meltdown in the -the fundamental question facing any presidency is how do you deal with the hand you're dealt?
Although we must change the ways we protect our country, we must also guard against policies that appear attractive but offer little real protection and may even impede our ability to protect ourselves.
I'm not a politician. I'm not a lawyer. I'm just a country boy.
I am passionately interested in understanding how my country works. And if you want to know about this thing called the United States of America you have to know about the Civil War.
The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts.
I am depressed rather at the wave of brutality sweeping over the country.
Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.
Too bad all the people who know how to run this country are busy running taxicabs or cutting hair.