What I want to do more than anything as president of the United States is to restore the honor and dignity and respect that this country is owed around the world.

America is a conservative country with a small "c" - they want change, but they don't want too much change too fast.

Second of all, I don't think Wall Street is doing what it's supposed to be doing, even after the shameful performance of the last two years. They're are not allocating capital.

I don't mind being called a liberal. I just don't really think it's true.

Hypocrisy is a value that I think has been embraced by the Republican Party. We get lectured by people all day long about moral values by people who have their own moral shortcomings.

Most Christmas carols have no obvious religious content, or at least that's noticeable to most people. I mean, it is almost by definition, a cultural phenomenon, all these songs, even though they point to this very religious holiday. They're not religious songs in effect anymore.

I don't hate Republicans as individuals. But I hate what the Republicans are doing to this country. I really do.