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When I was coming up, it was a dangerous world, and you knew exactly who they were. It was us vs them, and it was clear who them was. Today, we are not so sure who the they are, but we know they're there.
Sep 29, 2025
We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe.
If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.
This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses.
The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history.
You work three jobs? Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." To a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005
I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here.
This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating.
The illiteracy level of our children are appalling.
It's very important for folks to understand that when there's more trade, there's more commerce.
Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter.
I think anybody who doesn't think I'm smart enough to handle the job is underestimating.
I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office.
I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things.
A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it.
This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table
I am a person who recognizes the fallacy of humans.
I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with an answer, but it hadn't yet.
The senator has got to understand if he's going to have - he can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road.
I firmly believe the death tax is good for people from all walks of life all throughout our society.
It's your money. You paid for it.
Fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.
I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family.
We ought to make the pie higher.
I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.
Will the highways on the Internet become more few?
I understand small business growth. I was one.
I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe - I believe what I believe is right.
I'm the commander -- see, I don't need to explain -- I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president.
For NASA, space is still a high priority.
First, let me make it very clear, poor people aren't necessarily killers. Just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to kill.
It's a time of sorrow and sadness when we lose a loss of life.
I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves.
I heard there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft.
Our nation must come together to unite.
Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness.
The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case.
It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.
This is Preservation Month. I appreciate preservation. It's what you do when you run for president. You gotta preserve.
There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.
We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.
Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.
I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.
Thank you, your Holiness. Awesome speech.
Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.
Reading is the basics for all learning.
To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say, well done. And to the C students, I say, you too can be president of the United States.
Redefining the role of the United States from enablers to keep the peace to enablers to keep the peace from peacekeepers is going to be an assignment.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on you.
I frankly felt like the reception we received on the way in from the airport was very warm and hospitable. And I want to thank the Canadian people who came out to wave -- with all five fingers -- for their hospitality.