What I've said is we're going to encourage democracy in Pakistan, expand our nonmilitary aid to Pakistan so that they have more of a stake in working with us, but insisting that they go after these militants.

No country on Earth would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders.

My experience is that our intelligence officials try to do the right thing, but even with good intentions, sometimes they make mistakes. Sometimes they can be overzealous.

I absolutely think that it's possible for us to find common ground.

I have complete confidence in Secret Service. These guys and gals are unbelievably professional. They know what they’re doing and I basically do what they tell me to do. Now, sometimes I’m the first one to admit that it chafes a little bit being inside this bubble. It’s the hardest adjustment of being president, not being able to just take a walk.

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

Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages, I am an ardent believer in the free market.