I don't accept that. I really don't care - I'm going to be like one of these deniers - I don't care what the polls say.

That if you’re poor, somehow you’re shiftless and lazy.

The role of money in politics is terrible, particularly when you're running for president. You get a handful of billionaires who can basically buy the White House.

I don't want to get into an argument with somebody about how they ought to vote.

Never in my lifetime have I been called boring. But I think I was a boring candidate for president because I tried to be responsible. And one of the greatest problems I had is that I was governor.

If one of my daughters happened to be [gay], of course I would love them and I would accept them. That's what we're taught when we have strong faith.

God is a compass. God is not about who you're sleeping with or, I mean, I don't care about that. It's about loving your neighbor. It's about living a life that's bigger than yourself. As time goes on, societies have a tendency to put themselves on the throne, and that leads to self-absorption and that leads to "life is all about me." And there's not a compass that sends you in a direction where life can't be just about you.