At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change their lives forever, for the better

This is an extraordinary achievement, nearly nine years in the making.

There may be no greater tribute to Steve Jobs' success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented.

If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life.

I’m convinced that a world in which girls are educated is a safer, more stable, more prosperous place.

When it comes to telephone calls, nobody is listening to your telephone calls. That's not what this program is about. ... What the intelligence community is doing is looking at phone numbers, and durations of calls; they are not looking at people's names and they're not looking at content. ... If the intelligence committee actually wants to listen to a phone call they have to go back to a federal judge, just like they would in a criminal investigation.

As a product of history and faith, Jewish Americans have helped to open our eyes to injustice, to people in need, and to the simple idea that we ought to recognize ourselves in the struggle of our fellow men and women.