I respect every soldier, from every country, who serves beside us in the hard work of history. America is grateful, and America will not forget.

I want to live out principles that became a part of my life in my 40s, 50s, and 60s. One principle is the universality of freedom.

So, for example, a country was into recession right after I was sworn in, a dot-com bust had taken place. Then the attacks of September the 11th, and then of course the great financial meltdown in the - the fundamental question facing any presidency is how do you deal with the hand you’re dealt?

"Reinvention" is a word that doesn't fit into my vocabulary.

After all, this is a guy that tried to kill my dad at one time.

Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror.

But I also made it clear to him [Vladimir Putin] that it's important to think beyond the old days of when we had the concept that if we blew each other up, the world would be safe.