Evil knows no holiday.

If you take all the food aid, America is by far the most generous country. If you take the direct aid, we're very generous. But when you add on our private contributions - see, our tax system encourages private citizens to donate to organisations that, for example, help the folks in Africa. And when you take the combined effort of US taxpayers' money plus US citizens' donations, we're very generous. And we'll do more.

There is a difference between responsible criticism that aims for success and defeatism that refuses to acknowledge anything but failure. Hindsight alone is not wisdom, and second-guessing is not a strategy.

I'm excited for my little girls. When they left the nest, I was excited because they were winging their way into life.

War crimes will be prosecuted. War criminals will be punished. And it will be no defense to say, 'I was just following orders.'

I have zero desire to be in the limelight.

The United States does not torture.