"The thing about the American people, and I've said this before, is that they're really good people. They're just like you and me. They want to do the right thing. They just sometimes get confused."

"My job is not to be a cheerleader for the United States of America."

"I am a pretty good public speaker. I'm not going to lie. I'm pretty good."

"I think when you consider the sweep of human history, it's a pretty good bet that the arc of the moral universe does bend towards justice. But it doesn't bend on its own."

"I'm not going to tell you how good I am. I'm going to tell you how good I was. And I don't want to brag, but I had a pretty good run."