We have one country, one Constitution and one future that binds us.

There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country.

The presidency is a serious job that requires sound judgment and good ideas, and there's no doubt in my mind that Jeb Bush has the experience and the character to be a great president.

I told all four [Congressional leaders] that there are going to be some times where we don't agree with each other, but that's OK. If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator.

When you're writing about something that happened, it helps you transition to the present.

Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.

I have said that the sanction regime is like Swiss cheese - that meant that they weren't very effective.