There's a different leader in Syria now. Many of the members of Congress of both parties who have gone to Syria in recent months have said they believe he's a reformer.

Keep striving for your goals, and remember that it's good to be ambitious.

I am not going to let anyone into America who is not vetted, who we do not have confidence in. But I am not going to slam the door on women and children.

One thing for certain you will not ever hear from me is praise for dictators and strongmen who have no love for America.

We know that much of the training and the direction for terrorists comes from Pakistan and the border area with Afghanistan

I don't care if you're a liberal icon or a conservative icon. If you are not willing to be active in your democracy and do what is necessary to deal with our problems, I think you should be voted out.

There is desperate education inequality in America, and I think every kid deserves a good teacher and a good school regardless of the ZIP code that he or she lives in.