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

Our government shouldn't make promises we cannot keep, but we must keep the promises we've already made.

My little girls can break my heart. They can make me cry just looking at them eating their string beans.

Be conscious of God and speak always the truth.

When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk.

The hard truth is carbon pollution has built up in our atmosphere for decades now. And even if we Americans do our part, the planet will slowly keep warming for some time to come.

Occasionally I would like the German people to give us the benefit of the doubt, given our history, as opposed to assuming the worst -- assuming that we have been consistently your strong partners and that we share a common set of values.