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We are Americans first, Americans last, and Americans always.

I owe America more than she has ever owed me.

We make the future better than the past. We don't hide from history. We make history.

The issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should. I've got Greenspan's book.

Our economy, I think, is still -- the fundamentals of our economy are strong.

Bin Laden’s death and the debate over torture.

Even in this room full of proud Manhattan Democrats. I can't shake that feeling that some people here are pulling for me ... I'm delighted to see you here tonight, Hillary.

Events are moving fast in my campaign, and yes, it's true that this morning I've dismissed my entire team of senior advisers. All of their positions will now be held by a man named 'Joe the Plumber.'

Washington is a Hollywood for ugly people. Hollywood is a Washington for the simpleminded.

The fact that we did not give the demonstrators in Iran our moral support when a young woman named Neda bled to death in the streets of Iran will go down as one of the great mistakes of the 21st Century.

How much damage will have been done before we act?

We have many advantages in the fight against global warming, but time is not one of them. Instead of idly debating the precise extent of global warming, or the precise timeline of global warming, we need to deal with the central facts of rising temperatures, rising waters, and all the endless troubles that global warming will bring. We stand warned by serious and credible scientists across the world that time is short and the dangers are great. The most relevant question now is whether our own government is equal to the challenge.

America has much to gain in terms of jobs and trade by meeting the growing world demand for advanced, environmentally sound technologies.

Our nation has both an obligation and self-interest in facing head-on the serious environmental, economic and national security threat posed by global warming.

I appreciate the decision made by Gov. Brewer to veto this legislation. I hope that we can now move on from this controversy and assure the American people that everyone is welcome to live, work and enjoy our beautiful State of Arizona.

I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. And I believe that my party, in some ways, has strayed from those principles, particularly on the issue of fiscal discipline.

We know that Medicare's going broke in seven years, but we need to start over. That's what the American people want us to do.

Remember the words of Chairman Mao: 'It's always darkest before it's totally black.'.

We must win in Iraq. If we withdraw, there will be chaos, there will be genocide, and they will follow us home.

I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and see it at sunset, that the hand of God is there also.

I am fully prepared to be commander in chief... I don't need on-the-job training.