My central focus is what are we doing to protect the American people and the American homeland? Afghanistan and Pakistan are critical elements in that process.

The United States will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

If you've got a business - you didn't build that.

I think that people are born with a certain makeup, and that we're all children of God.

We'll build new ties of trade and of commerce, culture and education that unleash the potential of the Iraqi people.

I will continue to believe that Israel's security is paramount.

Physically, I feel probably as good as I've ever felt. And I've got as much energy as I ever did. But what you feel after eight years - and I think you'd feel this no matter what, but anytime you have a big transition, it gets magnified - is time passes.