It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy

The point I was making was not that Grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn't. But she is a typical white person.

I think I have an ongoing conversation with God. I think throughout the day, I'm constantly asking myself questions about what I'm doing, why am I doing it.

When it comes to our military, what we have to think about is not, you know just budgets, we've got to think about capabilities.

In America, we want a peaceful planet. We want people to be able to enjoy their lives and know they're going to have a bright and prosperous future, not be at war. That's our purpose.

The programs that have been discussed over the last couple days in the press are secret in the sense that they are classified but they are not secret in the sense that when it comes to phone calls every member of Congress has been briefed on this program. With respect to all these programs the relevant intelligence committees are fully briefed on these programs. These are programs that have been authorized by broad bipartisan majorities repeatedly since 2006.

Every president who has tried to bring about big changes I think elicits the most passionate responses.