"Big" government? Who wants that? I just want effective government. That means America's government needs to be big in some places, small in others and non-existent in others.

Distorting attacks when people already don't trust you is not smart.

The first few feet of sea-level rise alone will displace more than 100 million people worldwide and turn all our major Gulf and Atlantic coast cities into preKatrina New Orleans - below sea level and facing super-hurricanes. - Joseph Romm210. The generations living today get to retrofit, reboot, and reenergize a nation. We get to rescue and reinvent the U.S. economy.

Hatred of the people who hate you, that is the opposite of being the enemy. I want to fight fire with water wherever I can.

You put Hillary Clinton up against Donald Trump, I'm scared of the choice no matter what you do.

Maybe we should be a little bit more tender-hearted.

I learned more in those six months [ in the White House] than in the prior six years. I don't think that anybody who has had the privilege to serve the country at that level should walk out and behave like a crybaby. And I plan to continue to serve the country in other capacities.