I want to be very clear: I will not sign on to any health plan that adds to our deficits over the next decade.

I'm not going to Wall Street [after the presidency]. The amount of time that I'll be investing in issues is going to be high. But it'll be necessarily in a different capacity.

I can say with confidence that I never bought into the hype, and I made sure that the people around me didn't buy into the hype, and I did not surround myself with people who fed me the hype. And I'm glad of that as well.

I hoped for something else. It's a simple dream, but it speaks to us so powerfully because it is our dream - one that exists at the very center of the American experience. One that says if you're willing to work hard and take responsibility, then you'll have the chance to reach for something else; for something better.

I believe that the free enterprise system is the greatest engine of prosperity the world's ever known.

The more we can encourage participation, I think the better off we are.

Ultimately, I think the Equal Protection Clause does guarantee same-sex marriage in all fifty states.