Keep in mind that, when I came in, we had had a crisis that was the worst we've seen since the 1930s, and working with people like Chancellor Merkel, working with the G-20 and other institutions internationally, we were able to stabilize the financial system, stabilize the US economy and return to growth.

He described to me how crocodiles kill more people than sharks. There are just a lot of things in Australia that can kill you.

If somebody was sending rockets into my house, where my two daughters sleep at night, I’m going to do everything in my power to stop that, and I would expect Israelis to do the same thing.

Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.

As the United States begins a new chapter in our relationship with Cuba, we hope it will create an environment that improves the lives of the Cuban people, not because it is imposed by us, the United States, but through the talent and ingenuity and aspirations, and the conversations among Cubans from all walks of life so they can decide what the best course is for their prosperity.

The capacity of Iraq's security forces has improved, and Iraq's leaders have made strides toward political accommodation

I'd like to think that "President Obama believed deeply in this democracy and the American people."