My proudest accomplishment was that I never dropped a bomb, fired a bullet, or shot a missile.

Giving people equal access to enjoying the benefits of America is the biggest problem that we're not making any progress in resolving.

I don't have any complaints about homosexuals being married in a civil ceremony. But I don't think that the government ought to require religious organizations, churches, should perform marriages between homosexuals if a local congregation decides otherwise. I believe in the autonomy of individual churches.

From the beginning, the United States has enjoyed close and valued ties with the Muslim world.

Even for the world's only superpower, the ends don't always justify the means.

Ever since Israel has been a nation the United States has provided the leadership. Every president down to the ages has done this in a fairly balanced way, including George Bush senior, Gerald Ford, and others including myself and Bill Clinton.

Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.