If you look at U.S. history through religious history, there is very much a motif that shows the importance religion has played in the U.S. We're a very religious country and it affects the way we look at various political issues.

I do think that one needs to have respect for people who are older. And I really do love the idea that one can respect generations.

It's important that we invest in America - literally. The terrorists wanted to destroy our economy, and we can't let our system fall apart. We also have to invest in one another.

If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.

Iraq is a long way from the U.S., but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.

John Kerry knows more about more subjects than an awful lot of people. But I think it's a very hard job [Secretary of State].

I got married, I really waited a long time - three days after I graduated.