I don't want to claim that God is on our side. As Abraham Lincoln told us, I want to pray humbly that we are on God's side.

We are not interested in a proxy war. Our objective is to change Russia's behavior.

And whatever our faith - whatever our faith, one belief should bind us all: The measure of our character is our willingness to give of ourselves for others and for our country.

If [Bashar] Assad himself could save this whole process by saying, "I will engage in a managed transition where we all work together to stabilize the government, save the institutions of government, and turn on ISIL and preserve Syria." That could happen. It all depends on one man, and Russia and Iran should not be so stubborn here that they tie this whole thing up simply because of one person.

You'd be amazed at the number of people who want to introduce themselves to you in the men's room. It's the most bizarre part of this entire thing.

I am a veteran, I fought in a war. I've been a prosecutor. I've sent people to jail for the rest of their life.

I'm going to be a president who believes in science.