You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test. (Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001)

This is an impressive crowd -- the haves and the have mores. Some people call you the elite -- I call you my base. (2000 Al Smith dinner)

In terms of the economy, look, I inherited a recession, I am ending on a recession. (Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2009)

Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we. (Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004)

Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning? (Florence, South Carolina, Jan. 11, 2000)

Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country. (Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004)

This is my maiden voyage. My first speech since I was the president of the United States and I couldn't think of a better place to give it than Calgary, Canada (Calgary, Canada, March 17, 2009)

If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator (Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000)

I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office. (Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008)