The ability of Republican leaders to rile up their base - helped along by folks like Rush Limbaugh, some commentators on Fox News - I think created an environment in which Republican voters would punish Republicans for cooperating with me. That hothouse of back-and-forth argument and - and really sharp partisanship I think has been harmful to America.

Part of the power of the Internet is that information flows out there and it's generally not censored and it's generally not controlled by any single authority.

[The] United States is proud to stand with you as your strongest ally and greatest friend. I see this visit as an opportunity to reaffirm the unbreakable bond between our nations, to restate America's unwavering commitment to Israel's security, and to speak directly to Israel and to your neighbors.

We need to find a way forward to make sure that we can stop terrorists while protecting the privacy, and liberty, of innocent Americans.

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

I think, as you get older, that's when your ambitions become "peculiar".

Over the last 15 months, we've traveled to every corner of the United States. I've now been in 57 states? I think one left to go.