“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”

“Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? ... That's interesting. I hadn't heard that.”

“For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America.”

“My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions.”

“We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job. That's what I'm telling you.”

“One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.”

“I believe the most solemn duty of the American president is to protect the American people. If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade, the world will drift toward tragedy. This will not happen on my watch.”