If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void

Owes unions who endorsed him; that's why he's in politics.

I know that gaps can be closed. And they can be closed substantially, more than I think we believe.

I'm a big football fan, but I have to tell you if I had a son, I'd have to think long and hard before I let him play football.

I just want to go through Central Park and watch folks passing by. Spend the whole day watching people. I miss that.

John McCain has not spoken about my Muslim faith.

We remember the grind of the insurgency -- the roadside bombs, the sniper fire, the suicide attacks. From the 'triangle of death' to the fight for Ramadi; from Mosul in the north to Basra in the south -- your will proved stronger than the terror of those who tried to break it.