I ask the American people not to fall victim to disinformation. There are no death panels. The Affordable Care Act cuts the deficit.

My dad didn't graduate from high school, ended up being a printing salesman, probably never made more than $8,000 a year. My mom sold real estate and did it part time.

I believe in not attacking a country pre-emptively unless you're sure of what you're doing and you're working with allies.

There's an appeal to the American sense of exceptionalism, that we're morally superior, as way to not be self-critical. I think that's a bit dangerous.

There is - I mean - I found early in life that righteous indignation is a little off-putting, and so I try to couch it with humor.

I don’t know how many of you have been to New York, but if a building is two blocks away from anything, you can’t see it.

One thing I've noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.