I discourage a cult of personality

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did

You can't trust anybody with power

We're all human and we all goof. Do things that may be wrong, but do something

It was an enormous mistake for us to try to occupy that country after June of 2003. We have to pull back, and we have to recognize it

I love the environment, but I'm cheap on the environment

If the Soviet empire still existed, I'd be terrified. The fact is, we can afford a fairly ignorant presidency now

It is impossible to maintain civilization with 12-year-olds having babies, with 15-year-olds killing each other, with 17-year-olds dying of AIDS and with 18-year-olds getting diplomas they can't read