I think once you recognize the unconditional love of an Almighty, it tends to put joy in your heart. Which in my case, it did.

The fact that he relies on facts - says things that are not factual - are going to undermine his campaign.

It's going to be the year of the sharp elbow and the quick tongue.

And I am an optimistic person. I guess if you want to try to find something to be pessimistic about, you can find it, no matter how hard you look, you know?

One thing you had to learn [after the presidency] was that you no longer had the sense of responsibility that became ingrained in your system.

Where mistakes have been made, the responsibility rests with me.

In every instance when my administration sees a responsibility to help people, we will look first to faith-based institutions, to charities and to community groups that have shown their ability to save and change lives.