America needs to be defended. We need missile defense to better police the skies over the United States.

There's never any guarantee at war.

Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present.

The reality is you've got to be yourself. You've got to be who you are. You've got to be honest with people. If your views change on something, you've got to be willing to express it.

Quit Iraq Study Group to avoid politicizing it.

When I said the city would be stronger, I didn't know that. I just hoped it. There are parts of you that say, 'Maybe we're not going to get through this.' You don't listen to them.

I was always responsible for everything in my campaign.