Don't just get involved. Fight for your seat at the table. Better yet, fight for a seat at the head of the table.

This book [Dreams from My Father] was more of a reflection on my public life, now as a U.S. senator and before that as a state senator; how my perspectives around the issues of the day are shaped by my background.

All I care about is making sure that I leave behind an America that is stronger, more prosperous, more stable, more secure than it was when I came into office and that's going to continue to drive me.

Scientists and engineers ought to stand side by side with athletes and entertainers as role models.

Faith doesn't mean that you don't have doubts.

The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create.

So just to be clear, I'm not going to sign any package that somehow prevents the top rate from going up for folks at the top 2 percent.