But shouldn't we also quit marketing murder as a game?

I'm blown away. I'm flabbergasted the president [Barack Obama] made the phone call to Rouhani after 30-plus, `79, 33 years or so. And there's a reason we haven't negotiated with Iran, because they're state-sponsored terrorists. They're the central bank for terrorism around the world.

After a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999.

That is the true genius of America-a faith in simple dreams, an insistence on small miracles.

What is portrayed as high-minded positions on issues sometimes is just designed to carve out some of their commercial interests.

What I consistently say to young people - I say it in the United States, but I'll say it here in Germany and across Europe: Do not take for granted our systems of government and our way of life. I think there is a tendency, because we have lived in an era that has been largely stable and peaceful, at least in advanced countries, where living standards have generally gone up, there is a tendency I think to assume that that's always the case.

Globalization is a fact, because of technology, because of an integrated global supply chain, because of changes in transportation. And we're not going to be able to build a wall around that.