You don't know how it would have turned out if [kids] would grown up in Chicago instead, and a more normal environment.

Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.

The quibble I have with President [Barack] Obama is,and I think some other people will have it, too is that the rhetoric is fine, and identifying the problem is fine. But it`s to use a football analogy, he sort of pushes it into the red zone, and then tends to settle for a field goal.

Peace depends upon compromise among peoples who must live together long after our speeches are over, long after our votes have been tallied.

Reading is important. If you know how to read then the whole world opens up to you

We don't turn back. We leave no one behind. We pull each other up. We draw strength from our victories, and we learn from our mistakes, but we keep our eyes fixed on that distant horizon, but we keep our eyes fixed on that distant horizon, knowing that Providence is with us, and that we are surely blessed to be citizens of the greatest nation on Earth.

Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security.