I've got certain responsibilities that I have to carry out in a very specific institution and in a specific moment in time.

What I've said to [my team] is, "Look, we ran our leg of the race and we did a darn good job."

We live in a moment when the dream of equal opportunity is within reach.

We need not throw away 200 years of American jurisprudence while we fight terrorism. We need not choose between our most deeply held values, and keeping this nation safe.

I don't know what the word is in Austrian.

I remember when I was in Chicago and data started coming out that when black folks walk into an auto dealership, and women, too, to some degree, they are automatically given higher quotes, worse deals. And this was just documented extensively across auto dealerships around the country. There was a tax being imposed on black folks. By collecting that data, you can construct policies to combat that.

We are not at war with Islam. We are at war with people who have perverted Islam.