I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not president, Al Qaeda is still a threat.

I don't want my generals or my defense secretary or my national-security team to ever feel deploying weapons to kill people as routine or abstract, even if the targets are bad people.

There are times where I'd say the Oval Office, you use to gather the facts. The decisions you probably make late at night, or at least I do. But there are some times where you think you've made a decision, but during that walk, where you're announcing the decision, you've just got to make sure that, you're prepared to live with it, because as you know George, a lot of these decisions are not - the outcomes are uncertain.

When all Americans are treated as equal we are all more free.

I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not president, Al Qaeda is still a threat.

Everyone on my team should be extraordinarily proud of what they have done.

I just want to go through Central Park and watch folks passing by. Spend the whole day watching people. I miss that.