"The Patriot Act is essential to our continued success in the war on terror he..."
"The Patriot Act is essential to our continued success in the war on terror here at home."
"I ran for the Senate six times. And one of the things I know about Senate races off years and on races, and on years, the same as governor's races, is it's all local. It all gets down to what the specific issues in that - in that district or that state is."
"When people flirt with despair about the future, they are less likely to take the actions necessary to safeguard it, focusing instead on the short-term."
"I was not an activist."
"I think that freedom means freedom for everyone. As many of you know, one of my daughters is gay, and it is something we have lived with for a long time in our family. I think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish. Any kind of arrangement they wish."
"I do find that the mainstream media oftentimes is what I would consider off base or has a bias."
"There are three periods in life: youth, middle age and 'how well you look'."
"I've been really, really fortunate."
"Let's just be smart this time. I'm looking for smart."
"I have a really close relationship with Mike Bloomberg."
"Power is an instrument of fatal consequence. It is confined no more readily than quicksilver, and escapes good intentions as easily as air flows through mesh."
"Global energy security is a vital part of America's national security."
"President Bush gave me a tremendous opportunity to serve as the vice president. I enjoyed very much having the opportunity to be a part of his team. He told me at the outset, he wanted me to sign on to be a part of his team - and he was true to his word, kept it. He was tough. He was decisive. He was also a pretty good politician."
"'Obama and Biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars.' Guess what? Yes, we do in one regard: We want to let that trillion dollar tax cut expire so the middle class doesn't have to bear the burden of all that money going to the super-wealthy. That's not a tax raise. That's called fairness where I come from."
"We shouldn't have to be burdened with all the technicalities that come up from time to time with shrewd, smart lawyers interpreting what the laws or what the Constitution may or may not say."
"No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out."
"Consider what kind of car you get. Buy cars and other products that have the least impact environmentally."
"Well the truth is, Republicans didn't just lose a few elections, we lost our way."
"You're president, if you conclude my judgment is not the right judgment, I abide by that, but I want an opportunity to have an input."
"For NASA, space is still a high priority."
"The presidency is more than a popularity contest."
"If we define an American fascist as one who in case of conflict puts money and power ahead of human beings, then there are undoubtedly several million fascists in the United States."
"I support immediate financial assistance to the newly elected Palestinian president. Now, I don't know what those numbers will be, and I don't know how it's going to be framed."
"The conversation on global warming has been stalled because a shrinking group of denialists fly into a rage when it's mentioned."
"If you give a person a fish, they'll fish for a day. But if you train a person to fish, they'll fish for a lifetime."
