Key quotes from Obama’s 60 Minutes interview

Following are some key quotes from President Barack Obama's interview on CBS's "60 Minutes "on Sunday:

FINANCIAL CRISIS

"I think that systemic risks are still out there."

"If we did nothing you could still have some big problems. There are certain institutions that are so big that if they fail, they bring a lot of other financial institutions down with them."

AIG BONUS TAX BILL

"Let's see if there are ways of doing this that are both legal, that are constitutional — that uphold our basic principles of fairness, but don't hamper us from getting the banking system — back on track."

ECONOMY

"I don't think that we anticipated how steep the decline would be, particularly in employment."

"There's a potential silver …lining, which may be that things are so accelerated now, the modern economy is so intertwined and wired that things happen really fast … but things may recover faster than they have in the past."

DOLLAR

"The dollar is still strong because people are still buying Treasury bills. They still think that's the safest investment out there."

BUDGET DEFICIT

"If we don't get a handle on this, and also start looking at our long-term deficit projections, at a certain point people will stop buy those Treasury Bills."

AFGHANISTAN

"We may need to bring a more regional — diplomatic approach to bear. We may need to coordinate more effectively with our allies. But we can't lose sight of what our central mission is. The same mission that we had when we went in after 9-11."

"But what we can't do is think that just a military approach in Afghanistan is going to be able to solve our problems. So what we're looking for is a comprehensive strategy. And there's gotta be an exit strategy."