We have to have better intelligence. We have to have better interdiction capabilities. And so the issue is not how much we spend or how hard we try; the issue is are we doing it the right way? Are we being smart about it?

I believe that for all our imperfections, we are full of decency and goodness, and that the forces that divide us are not as strong as those that unite us.

Here in Europe, I think that there are a lot of young people who forget the issues that were at stake during the Cold War.

Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.

I've been called worse on the basketball court.

I will stand with Israel if they are attacked.

Look at Chancellor [Angela] Merkel, her personal story helps to tell a story of incredible achievement that the German people have embarked on and I think is something that you should be very proud of.