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"I want to make sure that as president of the United States that I'm not asserting in some way that my decisions overrule the decisions of prosecutors who are there to uphold the law."
"Every president who has tried to bring about big changes I think elicits the most passionate responses."
"I think where I get frustrated at times was the belief that the president can do anything if he just decides he wants to do it."
"In fact, the American people did decide, back in 2012, when they elected me president of the United States."
"We wouldn't even be where we are had it not been that 70% of Hispanics voted for President Obama, voted Democratic in the last election. That caused an epiphany in the Senate, that's for sure. So all of a sudden we have already passed comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate. That's a big victory."
"One thing you learn in this job [being US President] is that even if something's not your fault, you're still responsible. And that's how it should be."
"America is much less violent than it was 20, 30 years ago, and immigration is much less a problem than it was not just 20, 30 years ago, but when I came in as president."
"I have complete confidence in Secret Service. These guys and gals are unbelievably professional. They know what they’re doing and I basically do what they tell me to do. Now, sometimes I’m the first one to admit that it chafes a little bit being inside this bubble. It’s the hardest adjustment of being president, not being able to just take a walk."
"First of all, I think everybody has to acknowledge don't underestimate the guy [Donald Trump], because he's going to be 45th president of the United States."
"I reserve the right, as president of the United States to meet with anybody at a time and place of my choosing if I think it's going to keep America safe."
"Donald Trump is uniquely unqualified to be president."
"I don't want ever to be a president who is comfortable and at ease with killing people."
"[Michelle Obama] used to say to our friends, "Barack's exactly the kind of guy I want to be president. I just wish he didn't want to do it when I was married to him.""
"I have somehow, continued to miss Oktoberfest so that's probably something that is better for me to do as a former president rather than as president, I'll have more fun."
"We should never hesitate to use military force, and I will not, as president, in order to keep the American people safe. But we have to use our military wisely. And we did not use our military wisely in Iraq."
"It's one of the biggest benefits of being president that you really don't think about until you get here."
"One of the things you discover about being president is that there are all these rules and norms and laws and you got to pay attention to them."
"Trump is not somebody who`s fit to be president in any circumstances. I would feel deeply frustrated, not because anything he said about me, but because I would fear for the future of our country."
"Both President Kennedy and President Reagan were roundly criticized by parts of the foreign policy establishment that felt they were being weak by engaging our adversaries. So some of it is built into a political lexicon that makes you sound tougher if you don't talk to somebody, and rather, very loudly, wield a big stick."
"I am encouraged by the president-elect's [Donald Trump] insistence that NATO is a commitment that does not change. And his full commitment to NATO as the foundation for our international security I think is very important."
