I suddenly realized at the CIA that I had to make life-and-death decisions about people.

My father said I was perfectly suited for Washington because I've always worked around nuts.

Go forward, knowing that you are greater than the challenges of your time.

The Taliban is resilient.

Red lines are kind of political arguments that are used to try to put people in a corner.

People elected Donald Trump because he acts decisively. He fired James Comey. He didn't fire the entire FBI. If there's something there, the FBI is going to continue to investigate it.

I have tremendous confidence in the ability of government institutions and the American people to do what is right to make sure that our democracy stays on the right track.