"I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger."

"The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now, and you and I will not be around to see it."

"You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box."

"The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength."

"John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James Bond movies were the scores of my life back then."

"I like normal stuff people fear - like spiders and heights. I'm frightened by the unknown, by things that are hard to figure out and get a grip on."

"This fear of the Lord is indeed the beginning of wisdom. This consciousness of sin is the straight pathway to heaven."

"I just want my family to be safe. Because I am sometimes polarizing, I fear for their safety."