If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void

It's hard to anticipate. I can tell you what I'm feeling right now is that I'm busier than I expected these last two weeks. A great deal of emotion around the people that I've worked with and the gratitude I feel for the sacrifices they've made on behalf of the American people, but also on behalf of me personally.

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools.

In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.

Excuses are tools of the incompetent used to build bridges to nowhere and monuments of nothingness

I am a Christian. So, I have a deep faith. So I draw from the Christian faith...So, I'm rooted in the Christian tradition. I believe that there are many paths to the same place.

People'd be like, "Oh, spending taxpayer money." It's like, "No, no, I actually I'm paying for all of this. The only thing I don't pay for is Secret Service and an airplane."