You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.

I find it odd that suddenly people believe the United States is this Islamophobic country. I think this is the most tolerant country in the world.

At no time did I intend to, or do I believe that I did put forward false information to the American people.

It is a dangerous thing to ask why someone else has been given more. It is humbling - and indeed healthy - to ask why you have been given so much.

Leading in a complex world means recognizing the simple things you can do to make things better.

When people see the terrible scenes of violence on television, when we mourn the death of each and every American man and woman in uniform or a civilian that's killed in Iraq, that it's hard to see the progress that's being made and it's hard to believe that this is all going to come out for the better.

Does anybody think these people were just sitting around drinking tea?