"I pray for peace and prosperity for our nation."

"I am not one to give up very easily."

"From time immemorial, I have not said anything that would command universal acceptance. But I believe so long as I do what I believe is right, so long as I say what I believe is right for our country,…"

"I have not come to power to gain power, but to restore democracy."

"The honeymoon is over, isn't it? But I am not sorry. The sooner we get over the fantasy of the honeymoon and face the hard work of marriage — the marriage of President and nation — the better."