“Those who based decisions on principle, not some snapshot of public opinion, were often vindicated over time.”

“You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.”

“My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions.”

“I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them.”

“The struggle in the Holy Land is no longer Palestinian versus Israeli, or Muslim versus Jew. It is between those who seek peace and extremists who promote terror.”

“When I was coming up, it was a dangerous world, and you knew exactly who they were. It was us versus them, and it was clear who them was. Today, we are not so sure who the they are, but we know they're there.”

“The truth of the matter is, I will miss being the commander in chief of such a fabulous group of men and women -- those who wear the uniform of the United States military.”