Just talk to me as a father ... not what the Constitution says. What do you feel?

You're president, if you conclude my judgment is not the right judgment, I abide by that, but I want an opportunity to have an input.

If we do everything right, if we do it with absolute certainty, there's still a 30% chance we're going to get it wrong.

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

When you question a man's motives, when you say they are acting out of greed, they are in the pocket of an interest group, et cetera. It's awful hard to reach consensus. It's awful hard to reach across the table and shake hands. No matter how bitterly you disagree, though, it is always possible if you question judgment and not motive.

Why do people like America? They say, well, you have the largest military in the world. Because you have more people, et cetera. They like America for what we stand for. And one of the things, and I feel proud to be, what this president's for, the last seven years, is we have once again aligned our basic fundamental beliefs and principles with our conduct. And it matters. It matters in terms of our security. It matters in terms of our ability to influence the world. It matters in our ability to succeed.

And since our country's founding, we've tried to keep government's heavy hand out of our personal lives, while ensuring that we do the most important thing, which is to protect those who cannot protect themselves.