I would have said yes to abortion if only it was right. I mean, yeah it's right. Well no it's not right that's why I said no to it.

We don't want Washington Democrats running the House of Representatives.

I have made a lot of tactical decisions that historians will look back and say: He shouldn't have done that. He shouldn't have made that decision. And I'll take responsibility for them. I'm human.

How can you possibly have an international agreement that's effective unless countries like China and India are not full participants?

Free market capitalism is far more than economic theory. It is the engine of social mobility-the highway to the American Dream.

One of the things I learned as president is that your life is just not going to unfold the way you want it to. There will be surprises, challenges, and therefore the question is how you deal with the unexpected.

I don't read books, but I have friends who do.