We have states. And we have cities. And we have counties. And we have the private sector. And - and so the country still works even when Washington's dysfunctional.

I decided to become a community organizer ... Change won't come from the top, I would say. Change will come from a mobilized grass roots.

There are always going to be some complications.

There are some exceptions: Chicago, my hometown, in particular. But overall in the country this is a much safer place than it used to be.

Now is not the time to gut these job-creating investments in science and innovation. Now is the time to reach a level of research and development not seen since the height of the Space Race.

I think the Prime Minister is the first to acknowledge that Malaysia's still got some work to do. Just like the United States, by the way, has some work to do on these issues. Human Rights Watch probably has a list of things they think we should be doing as a government.

We've got to change our regulatory system.