If I had been told to get out of the street as a teenager, there would have been a distinct possibility that I might have smarted off. But, I wouldn’t have expected to be shot.

I would have voted 'no' on the Iraq war and 'yes' to Afghanistan.

We do not project power from bankruptcy court. We're borrowing a million dollars a minute.

Let's say tomorrow that there was a president, that we elected a president that eliminated the bulk collection of data. Let's just say it happened. What do you think would happen? People are like 'the sky would fall. We would be overrun with jihadists.' Maybe we could rely on the Constitution. Maybe we could get warrants. ... If you make the warrant specific, there's no limit to what you can get through a warrant.

I never, ever cheated [in medical school]. I don't condone cheating. But I would sometimes spread misinformation. This is a great tactic. Misinformation can be very important.

Actually we're very lucky John McCain is not in charge because I think we would be in perpetual war.

I do want to see an immigration compromise. And you can't have an immigration compromise if everybody's out there calling the president a racist.