And we will win the war, and there will be costs. But the military folks understand that, and so do I, and so does the Secretary of Defense.

I'm not a textbook player. I'm a gut player.

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.

The United States of America will not permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons.

Our law enforcement must have every tool necessary to find and disrupt terrorists at home and abroad. That's the task of the 21st century.

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.

I don't think our troops ought to be used for what's called nation building.