That's Washington. That's the place where you find people getting ready to jump out of the foxholes before the first shot is fired.

I can't tell you what it's like to be in Europe, for example, to be talking about the greatness of America. But the true greatness of America are the people.

You cannot lead America to a positive tomorrow with revenge on one's mind. Revenge is so incredibly negative.

Democracies don't war; democracies are peaceful countries.

They've seen me make decisions, they've seen me under trying times, they've seen me weep, they've seen me laugh, they've seen me hug. And they know who I am, and I believe they're comfortable with the fact that they know I'm not going to shift principles or shift positions based upon polls and focus groups.

It is incredibly presumptive for somebody who has not yet earned his party's nomination to start speculating about vice presidents.

There's nothing more deep than recognizing Israel's right to exist. That's the most deep thought of all. ... I can't think of anything more deep than that right.