I've said consistently that I always reserve the right, in conjunction with a broader international effort, to prevent genocide or any wholesale slaughter than might happen inside of Iraq or anyplace else.

On Syria, it's clear that the indiscriminate attacks on civilians by the [Bashar] Assad regime and Russia will only worsen the humanitarian catastrophe and that a negotiated end to the conflict is the only way to achieve lasting peace in Syria.

If you want to know who we are, who America is, how we respond to evil-that's it: selflessly, compassionately, unafraid.

We've been able to organize the international community around it in ways that aren't going to go back.

Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up.

I would not have the Justice Department prosecuting and raiding medical marijuana users. It's not a good use of our resources.

There's some bittersweet feelings about leaving the people here [in the White House]. 'Cause even though all the team you assemble, you know, you're going to stay in touch with 'em, it's not the same, you know? The band kind of breaks up.