You didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.

I think it's fair to say that [Donald Trump] and I are sort of opposites in some ways.

I don't think that any economist disputes that we're in the worst economic crisis since the great depression. The good news is that we're getting a consensus around what needs to be done.

I think we all know that world owes an enormous debt to Greece and the Greek people.

[About his marijuana use] I did. It's not something that I'm proud of. It was a mistake as a young man, but you know? I mean not going to -- I never understood that line. The point was to inhale. That was the point.

I believe we [americans] are strongest as a nation, when the president and Congress work together.

The United States was founded on the idea that all people are endowed with inalienable rights, and that principle has allowed us to work to perfect our union at home while standing as a beacon of hope to the world. Today, that principle is embodied in agreements Americans helped forge - the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Geneva Conventions, and treaties against torture and genocide - and it unites us with people from every country and culture.