I sympathize with the victims of Hurricane Sandy and believe that those who purchased flood insurance should have their claims paid.

I want people to feel like they have access to Congress, that they have access to government.

We actually believe in hope. But hope requires purpose. And purpose requires direction.

I left home when I was just 17, finished up high school, and went to work.

Aging nations have arteries clogged with obsolete laws, slowing blood flow and preventing oxygen from reaching all parts of the body politic. Physicians call this arteriosclerosis; historians see...

I injured myself politically when I took on Jesse Jackson in the 1988 presidential campaign. I was too strident. I didn't recognize the emotional tie that he had with all black voters.

We believe it is comprehensive international sanctions against the white regime that will save us from the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of South Africans, black and white.

Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.

Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward.

Limiting the ability of the people to peacefully organize and partake in direct action to fight against persecution and discrimination is not only barred by the U.S. Constitution but is fundamentally...

It is in Saudi Arabia's best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office.

Though I have nothing personally against Mr Modi, he is a representative of a wrong ideology.

We had to get on food stamps for a short period of time, so I understand the need for those.

Is Tony Blair of the Labour party? The answer to that is profoundly 'yes', but that is not how, sentimentally, he is regarded in the Labour movement generally.

South Carolina's lack of access to quality maternal health care is pervasive.

When we lift women up, our communities thrive.

Fascism is a religious concept.

I wasn't born to a wealthy or powerful family - mother from Puerto Rico, dad from the South Bronx.

No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.

When in doubt, don't.

I think that anybody that stays in school, gets good grades, pays the price, I think we are wealthy enough in the public and the private sector in America to make sure that every child in America that...

At its worst, Washington is a place where name-calling partisan politics too often trumps policy.

I think that all areas of the budget have to be scrubbed. Clearly the entitlement issues have to be reformed and that's an issue that's going to require I think some strong bipartisan cooperation and...

Some people think that religion is not essential to society. I do not hold this view. I consider the foundation of religion to be essential to the life and practices of a society.

An intellectual is a man who doesn't know how to park a bike.

Science without respect for human life is degrading to us all and reflects a hollow and deceptive philosophy, a philosophy that we as a people should never condone.

One today is worth two tomorrows.