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.

Mexico is going to need the United States to cooperate in order to rid itself of the violence and corruption that results from the drug trade.

We have not confronted forcefully enough the intolerance, sectarianism, and hopelessness that feeds violent extremism in too many parts of the globe.

Its [Dreams from My Father] also a reflection about how we might start a better conversation in our democracy about how to solve problems, because it feels as if our political system - it just seems there is so much cynicism and negativity in our politics.

Hope -- Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God’s greatest gift to us...A belief in things not seen. A belief that there are better days ahead.

If you're a strong man, you should not feel threatened by strong women.

One of the things I think I can bring to the presidency is to make government and public service cool again.