I’m asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington...I’m asking you to believe in yours.

As for Israel, our friendship is rooted deeply in a shared history and shared values. Our commitment to Israel's security is unshakeable. And we will stand against attempts to single it out for criticism in international forums.

I look forward to teaching the occasional class, 'cause I was a professor. And I had fun doing it.

I commended Angela [Merkel] for her leadership along with President Hollande in working to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. We continued to stand with the people of Ukraine and for the basic principle that nations have a right to determine their own destiny and we discussed the importance of maintaining sanctions until Russia fully complies with the Minsk Agreement.

We are not going to keep the window open forever.

We as a country have to do some soul-searching.

Campaigning is different from governing.