There are no cookie-cutter solutions that you can apply from one circumstance to another. They're different. Our interests, as implicated, are different. The tools we have at our disposal are different.
President Obama is an extraordinary person to work with and for.
I think people have confidence that I will fairly and accurately represent their point of view to the President, and that I'm not going to put a spin on it, even if I may disagree with it.
What I would say about me is: What you see is what I get.
I am blunt sometimes; I am diplomatic sometimes; I am all things in between. Abrasive, you know, I guess it's in the eye of the beholder.
The problem is, Hamas is using force to try to extort progress on its political objectives.
I am blunt when I want to be.
I think it's very, very important that in foreign policy and national security decision making, as in any other realm, that there be a range of diversity that reflects the full complexity of America. We should draw on those experiences to inform our decision making.
We also have begun to assess with the Ukrainians the scope of their larger security assistance requirements. We have had teams out making that assessment with the Ukrainians. And we have already provided various forms of equipment and support to Ukraine.
It's not the day in which I grew up, long time ago, where we had three news networks. No cable, no social media, no internet. Where what you see is what you got. We had basically straight journalism. We don't have that anymore.
You have to make change.
I may not be able to work for anybody else again. I may just have to work for myself.
We are patriots in my family, we are believers in America, we're believers in democracy.
It may not be what you would've chosen, but we all have a responsibility to be active citizens and shape our system and our future.
Nobody's tried to touch my hair in like, in decades.
Governing is different than campaigning, and that comes with a whole different level of responsibility.
Can I be blunt? Yes. Can I be diplomatic? Yes. Can I concoct a mixture of vinegar and honey when the circumstances warrant? Yes.
I have a range, and I'd much rather do things the nice way than the hard way, but sometimes you have to use all the tools at your disposal.
All of us as citizens have to be consumers and judges.
We're well aware, and we have been for a long time, that there is a real threat from adversaries, state actors, non-state actors, to hack us, influence us, destroy stuff through cyber means. Because cyber threat has been understood for a while, it's longstanding, it's a concern.
I've taken my knocks here and there, but I believe my intentions are good. Doesn't mean everything I do is perfectly executed or I don't make mistakes. Of course I do.
I've been very lucky to have had a supportive family, a great education, enormous opportunity and challenge.
We can't let others judge information for us.
President Obama has got the most moderate temperament.
President Obama is funny, he's thoughtful, he's challenging, he's fun to work with - and it's been an extraordinary privilege.
