I believe we [americans] are strongest as a nation, when the president and Congress work together.

Occasionally I would like the German people to give us the benefit of the doubt, given our history, as opposed to assuming the worst -- assuming that we have been consistently your strong partners and that we share a common set of values.

A nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous.

The notion that we would condition Iran not getting nuclear weapons in a verifiable deal on Iran recognizing Israel is really akin to saying that we won't sign a deal unless the nature of the Iranian regime completely transforms. And that is, I think, a fundamental misjudgment.

Iran's nuclear program . . . there was going to be a time limit . . .

To look at long term trends in our economy, in our society, in the international sphere and using my best judgment, shape policies that will serve the American people, keep them safe, keep our economy growing, put people back to work.

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.