We are a country with a conscience.

I'm sick and tired of only being asked about everything that Donald Trump says or does.

I've tried to say that I admire and respect Sen. Obama. He has accomplished great things, and he has motivated people, and so - and he loves his country, just as I do.

For much of my life, the Navy was the only world I knew. It is still the world I know best and love most.

The first role of government is to help people who are in crisis or need. That's why we have government.

Americans want jobs. They want affordable health insurance. They want an education.

I think that Fox News is a bit schizophrenic.

On the issue of the gay marriage, I believe if people want to have private ceremonies, that's fine. I do not believe that gay marriages should be legal.

I don't think Roger Ailes is ham-fisted.

On Putin's order, Russian security services try to destabilize NATO allies the U.S. has sworn to defend.

I am fully prepared to be commander in chief... I don't need on-the-job training.

The U.S. never lost a battle against North Vietnam, but it lost the war.

I believe in prayer. I pray every night.

Russia's leaders, rich with oil wealth and corrupt with power, have rejected democratic ideals and the obligations of a responsible power.

America didn't invent human rights. Those rights are common to all people: nations, cultures, and religions cannot choose to simply opt out of them.

I think it's important that the President of the United States consult as widely as possible with those who have different views so that he can - he or she - can make the most informed decisions.

I know in war good people can feel obliged for good reasons to do things they would normally object to and recoil from.

Most great leaders in history that I've studied always need to get as wide a range of opinions as possible so that they can have sufficient information to make the right decisions.

The United States expects a lot of its partners and allies, including joint patrolling, significant contributions to armed conflicts, and a strict adherence to human rights, among other things.

We cannot have a separate group of people that are military and a separate civilian society. Otherwise, it's dangerous to democracy.

Public life has many more privileges than hardships.

The first pork-barrel bill that crosses my desk, I'm going to veto it and make the authors of those pork-barrel items famous all over America.

I consider myself a Christian. I attend church. My faith has sustained me in very difficult times.

I'm as frustrated with the French, I think, as anyone, but look, there's going to be other challenges and there are going to be other issues. As long as there's a war on terrorism going on, we're all going to have to work together.