I don't want you folks to do a lot of talking. Just shut up and get out of the way.

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.

Instead of giving in to cynicism and division, let's move forward with the confidence and optimism and unity that define us as a people.

The thing I know for sure is that at the end of my life, what I'm going to remember is the love I felt for my family and my friends, and whatever good I did for other people.

Torture is how you create enemies, not how you defeat them... Torture is how you get bad information, not good intelligence. Torture is how you set back America's standing in the world, not how you strengthen it.

Things change pretty rapidly. But they don't change inevitably. They change because you work for it.

As a product of history and faith, Jewish Americans have helped to open our eyes to injustice, to people in need, and to the simple idea that we ought to recognize ourselves in the struggle of our fellow men and women.