I didn't deserve to be president just based on the Richter scale of 'Was I tough enough and did I understand the process?'

We [US government] have no fundamental disagreement with the Saudis - I mean, excuse me, with the Iraqis any more than we do with the Arab League, which we happen to support the position they're taking.

When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when you authorize him to be able to use the forces.

A lucky person gets up in the morning, puts both feet on the floor, knows what they're about to do and thinks it still matters.

The truth is I don't regret it. It was the right decision [not run for president] for my family, and the right decision for me.

We need to aggressively take on radical Islamic terrorism but not at the expense of our American values.

I worked at an all-black swimming pool in the east side of Wilmington, I was involved in what the Negroes, I mean, blacks were thinking, what they were feeling.