You never cede control of your own ability to be successful to something called racism.

People want to psychoanalyze me, but the fact is, I'm not that complicated. I'm pretty straightforward. And I'm not all that self-reflective, because I tend to be a doer.

Working very closely with the Department of Homeland Security to match up what is available with what is needed.

Diplomacy, if properly practiced, is not just talking for the sake of talking.

There are some places that have had real quarrels with the United States' policies, but I think the country is very well-respected worldwide.

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

My favorite quote is Thomas Jefferson`s "The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time." Well, he was a slave-owner. But these institutions, while they weren't perfect at the time, did allow people to prosper and to continue to struggle and build toward them. That's what you need, is good institutions and I think people will eventually live up to them.