More broadly, Prime Minister Lee [Hsien Loong] and I will work to advance the US-Singapore partnership across the board. We're committed to sustaining the dynamism of our economies with the Trans-Pacific Partnership - the highest-standard trade agreement ever - which will support trade and innovation in both our countries.

What I've said to [my team] is, "Look, we ran our leg of the race and we did a darn good job."

I don't have to negotiate an arms agreement with Great Britain or with France.

We are still the America that does the hard things, that does the great things. We're the nation that always dared to dream. We're the nation that dared to take risks.

I actually think, when you're young, ambitions are somewhat common - you want to prove yourself. It may grow out of different life experiences. You may want to prove that you are worthy of the admiration of the demanding father. You may want to prove that you are worthy of the love of an absent father.

If the critics are right that I've made all my decisions based on polls, then I must not be very good at reading them.

Peace depends upon compromise among peoples who must live together long after our speeches are over, long after our votes have been tallied.