I hoped for something else. It's a simple dream, but it speaks to us so powerfully because it is our dream - one that exists at the very center of the American experience. One that says if you're willing to work hard and take responsibility, then you'll have the chance to reach for something else; for something better.

It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust.

I like my quiet time. There is a writer's sensibility in me sometimes, where I step back.

Netanyahu made all sorts of claims. This was going to be a terrible deal. This was going to result in Iran getting 50 billion dollars worth of relief. Iran would not abide by the agreement. None of that has come true.

We may come from different places and have different stories, but we share common hopes, and one very American dream.

I do not talk to the FBI directors about pending investigations [on Hillary Clinton].

I believe moderates will need to be driven out in order to usher in the progressive era.