We will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it - not by turning it over to Wall Street.

The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.

The flame of the diya, or lamp, reminds us that light will ultimately triumph over darkness.

I think where I get frustrated at times was the belief that the president can do anything if he just decides he wants to do it.

There's a lot of people talking about elitism and all of that.Yes, I went to Princeton and Harvard, but the lens through which I see the world is the lens that I grew up with. I am the product of a working class upbringing.

You're the reason why selfless soldiers won't be kicked out of the military because of who they are or who they love.

When the economy is still struggling, putting people back to work, finding ways to spur economic activity, ultimately can help to reduce the structural deficits and debts that countries experience.