Islam is not part of the problem in combating violent extremism - it is an important part of promoting peace.

We will stand against violence and intimidation. We will stand for the rights and dignity of all human beings.

You know, in college, I smoked a little pot, did a little blow.

Both President Kennedy and President Reagan were roundly criticized by parts of the foreign policy establishment that felt they were being weak by engaging our adversaries. So some of it is built into a political lexicon that makes you sound tougher if you don't talk to somebody, and rather, very loudly, wield a big stick.

Nature is actually resilient, if we take care to just stop actively destroying it.

I think that people are born with a certain makeup, and that we're all children of God.

I became a lightning rod for some partisan battles. I could not be prouder of the track record we've put together. By almost every measure, the country is significantly better off than when I came in.