I regret that we weren't able to reform Social Security. The fact that we weren't able to when we had majorities in the House and the Senate I think reflected poorly on our political party.

Freedom is the direction of history, because freedom is the permanent hope of humanity.

Reinvention means you're kind of re-creating somebody. Well, I'm the same person, in terms of values. My priorities - my faith, my family, my friends, the values of personal responsibility and universality of freedom, and "to whom much is given, much is required" - haven't changed [since presidency].

I don't remember debates. I don't think we spent a lot of time debating it. Maybe we did, but I don't remember.

I can change, but as we speak now, I really have zero desire to see my name in the press.

If you don't feel something strongly you're not going to achieve.

I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with an answer, but it hadn't yet.