I was a constitutional law professor, which means unlike the current president I actually respect the Constitution.

We have to all shoulder the responsibility for keeping the planet habitable, or we're going to suffer the consequences - together.

Persevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.

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.

The interesting thing about the African-American experience in this country is that we are sort of a mongrel of people. I mean we're all kind of mixed up.

I wanna thank the German people for the incredible partnership that our countries have been able to establish all these years.

We are a nation of laws.