No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism.

As long as I'm president of the United States Iran will not get a nuclear weapon. I made that clear when I came into office.

There are some exceptions: Chicago, my hometown, in particular. But overall in the country this is a much safer place than it used to be.

Empowering women isn’t just the right thing to do - it’s the smart thing to do.

Here in the United States, hopefully, what we're building are not just pyramids, are not icons to one pharaoh. What we're building is a culture and a way of living together that we can look back on and say, [This] was good, was inclusive, was kind, was innovative, was able to fulfill the dreams of as many people as possible.

It still puts burden on some troops of ours who are there [in Afghanistan and Iraq] as advisors and facilitators.

If you don't have a record to run on, you paint your opponent as someone to run from.