No border that touches Israel is always secure.

Iraq was a war of choice, like Vietnam.

I think this is the biggest lesson a president or any of us who has responsibility to govern have to learn: There are always consequences to actions that you take. There are consequences to inaction.

I took an oath of office to the Constitution, I didn't take an oath of office to my party or my president.

The United States can't impose democracies. We can't impose our will. The Russians found that out in Afghanistan.

The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is as relevant today as at any time in its history, but it needs reform.

I'm not sure leaders listen enough, especially to their people. And I've always thought in everything I've tried to do in my life, in the jobs I've had, is that if we can turn our transmitters off and our receivers on more often, we're better leaders and we know more of what is going on and therefore we can lead more effectively.