"We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely."

"Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago."

"One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large Christian population - we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values."

"We are not at war against Islam."

"The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend."

"The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef love, like being enlivened with champagne."

"To walk the path of enlightenment means the bonds of friendship are the true treasures of existence."

"Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used."