People make suggestions on what to say all the time. I'll give you an example; I don't read what's handed to me. People say, 'Here, here's your speech, or here's an idea for a speech.' They're changed. Trust me.

Their efforts are a tribute to democracy and an example that difficult problems can be solved peacefully through debate, negotiation and compromise.

You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.

So, for example, a country was into recession right after I was sworn in, a dot-com bust had taken place. Then the attacks of September the 11th, and then of course the great financial meltdown in the -the fundamental question facing any presidency is how do you deal with the hand you're dealt?

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

You're free. And freedom is beautiful. And, you know, it'll take time to restore chaos and order - order out of chaos. But we will.