“If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down.”

“Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues.”

“Every one of our greatest national treasures, our liberty, enterprise, vitality, wealth, military power, global authority, flow from a surprising source: our ability to give thanks.”

“Pet lovers know that animals sometimes understand us better than we do, and the annals of human sin and desire provide plenty of stories to drive the point home.”

“The business of peace requires more than showing up with paint brushes, foodstuffs and an oil pipeline or two.”

“I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this i...”

“If I should get lost in all the chaos of the world, pull your butterly net and catch me in the beauty of your love. Remind me of important things -- friends, flowers, fields of cool grass under bar...”

“Make no attachment, so you can flow freely.”

“I am a war president.”

“CBS's Major Garrett writes in 'National Journal' about a new version of the 'stray voltage' theory of communication in which the president purposefully overstates his case knowing that it will crea...”

“I have been president of the Indian Kabbadi Association, and likewise, I have been associated with various other sports as well.”

“All serious daring starts from within.”

“I mean, death is a serious thing, certainly not to be sneezed at.”

“I mean, I'm very serious with my kids about them comprehending the intricacies of global finance.”