What the American people understand is that I look at what we need to get done to keep the American people safe and to move our interests forward, and I make those decisions.

I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby.

It is time for a new compact among the civilized peoples of this world to eradicate war at its most fundamental source: the corruption of young minds by violent ideology.

The walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic cannot stand. The walls between the countries with the most and those with the least cannot stand. The walls between races and tribes; natives and immigrants; Christian and Muslim and Jew cannot stand. These now are the walls we must tear down. We know they have fallen before.

The interests of all Cypriots would be advanced with a bizonal bicommunal federation.

America, now is not the time for small plans.

If I were German and I had a vote, I might support Angela Merkel.