For states that support terror, it is not enough that the consequences be costly-they must be devastating

I think it's important to promote a culture of life. I think a hospitable society is a society where every being counts and every person matters. I believe the ideal world is one in which every child is protected in law and welcomed to life. I understand there's great differences on this issue of abortion. But I believe reasonable people can come together and put good law in place that will help reduce the number of abortions.

America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens.

The only way we can win is if we leave before the job is...done.

Hindsight alone is not wisdom. And second-guessing is not a strategy.

I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office in foreign policy matters with war on my mind.

I [have big plans]. Promoting freedom around the world, particularly with women in the Middle East. Working on global disease. Working on accountability in public schools. And advocating for a free marketplace and an economic environment in which businesses can innovate and create jobs.