We respect our elders. There is wisdom that comes from experience, and I am not going to stop learning from wise counsel.

It's our moral obligation, as well as, I believe, it is the government's obligation to take care of its people.

You make budget cuts based on what you want to accomplish. You have to decide what is our priority going forward as a country. You cannot do it on the backs of any one group of people... There has to be some balance.

I am still learning.

Our ultimate goal is that Iran never have a nuclear bomb.

The fact that our country, the greatest country in the world, remains mired in race relations issues in the year 2014 is an embarrassment.