Islam has always been a part of America’s story.... And since our founding, American Muslims have enriched the United States.

I am not opposed to all wars. I'm opposed to dumb wars.

It's up to [Angela Merkel] whether she wants to stand again and then ultimately, it'll be up to the German people to decide what the future holds. If I were here and I were German and I had a vote, I might support her.

The more freely information flows, the stronger the society becomes, because then citizens of countries around the world can hold their own governments accountable. They can begin to think for themselves.

There are always things that I think I wish I could have done better.

If the critics are right that I've made all my decisions based on polls, then I must not be very good at reading them.

I think the American people can change Washington. But I think that it is not going to change, because somebody from on high directs that change.