These days, the House Republicans actually give John Boehner a harder time than they give me. Which means orange really is the new black.

Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

I believe in term limits for presidents because I think that there is no doubt I'm a better president now than I was when I start.

Cuba is actually one where I am more optimistic because of the unique nature of Cuba - 90 miles off our shore with a massive ex-patriot population, now Cuban-American population that still have deep links to the island. There I am more confident that over time that the winds of commerce and telecommunication and travel start shifting the nature of that regime. But that's a small country which has almost a unique relationship to us.

We are a people of improbable hope.

I'm not sure we have the right strategy in Afghanistan. Let me think this over for a few months.

The people there, the community, the lessons that I learned -- they're all based right in this few square miles where we'll now be able to give something back and bring the world back home after this incredible journey.