Peace is not just the absence of war. True peace depends upon creating the opportunity that makes life worth living. And to do that, we must confront the common enemies of human beings: nuclear weapons and poverty; ignorance and disease.

Whether it's coming from FDR or it's coming from Ronald Reagan, if the idea is right for the times then we're gonna apply it. And things that don't work we're gonna get rid of.

We don't make determinations about who we love. And that's why I think that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is wrong.

I don't want to jump the gun, [but] I will tell you, though, that my goal is to have the best possible government.

No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise.

Politics in this country [USA] is always tough. It's always contentious, because this is a big country and a diverse country, and people have strong points of view, and we've got a great diversity of interests.

It's important to recognize that you can't have 100 percent security and also then have 100 percent privacy and zero inconvenience.