"Now we understand much more clearly. why people from all over the world want to come to New York and to America. It's called freedom."

"America needs to be defended. We need missile defense to better police the skies over the United States."

"Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy."

"In choosing a president, we really don't choose a Republican or Democrat, a conservative or liberal. We choose a leader."

"What we can borrow from Ronald Reagan... is that great sense of optimism. He led by building on the strengths of America, not running America down."

"With the spirit of my administration, New York City is poised for dramatic change. The era of fear has had a long enough reign."

"The use of military force against Iran would be very dangerous. It would be very provocative. The only thing worse would be Iran being a nuclear power."

"The Republican Party is a much bigger tent than people give it credit for. We have a lot of what I guess you all call moderate Republicans."

"So I think we're, we're, we're as broad a political party, if not broader than the Democratic Party, just in a different political spectrum."

"In choosing Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain has chosen for the future."

"It's about time law enforcement got as organized as organized crime."

"There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader."

"Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present."