Now suddenly you got members of your [White House] team who were 23, 24. They've met their wives here, or their husbands here.

The US and Australia have a lot in common. One of the things we have in common is we produce a lot of carbon.

I think the irony ... is that I actually would like to see a relatively light touch when it comes to the government.

One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large Christian population - we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.

What I consistently say to young people - I say it in the United States, but I'll say it here in Germany and across Europe: Do not take for granted our systems of government and our way of life. I think there is a tendency, because we have lived in an era that has been largely stable and peaceful, at least in advanced countries, where living standards have generally gone up, there is a tendency I think to assume that that's always the case.

We consume about 25 percent of the world's oil. We only have 2 percent of the reserves.

Before we get too depressed about the state of our politics, let's remember our history ..... Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. What is amazing, is that despite all the conflict, our experiment in democracy has worked better than any form of government on earth