So on behalf of a well-oiled unit of people who came together to serve something greater than themselves, congratulations.

Our law enforcement must have every tool necessary to find and disrupt terrorists at home and abroad. That's the task of the 21st century.

I got a lot of Ph.D.-types and smart people around me who come into the Oval Office and say, 'Mr. President, here's what's on my mind.' And I listen carefully to their advice. But having gathered the device, I decide, you know, I say, 'This is what we're going to do.'

The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now, and you and I will not be around to see it.

We must take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans, and confront the worst threats before they emerge.

I do believe in the sanctity of marriage. ...But I don't see that as conflict with being a tolerant person or an understanding person.

I inherited half my father's friends and all his enemies