I wanted to come to Washington, D.C. and help be a transformative President. And I think history, when they look back, will say this is a fellow who knew how to make decisions, and made some tough ones, stood by them, wasn't driven by the latest opinion poll, but was driven by some core principles from which he would not deviate.

We think it is in our nation's interest that Afghan women - or any women around the world - not suffer.

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

If the Iranians were to have a nuclear weapon they could proliferate.

Security is the essential roadblock to achieving the road map to peace.

One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.

I... you know, I... look, after 9/11, I vowed to protect this country.