[Afghanistan and Iraq] are still countries that are fragile enough that we're gonna have to partner with them in some way.

Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.

They [ Respublicans] wanna argue the sensational which is about abort not certain cases of abortion, but the fact is it's a fundamental disrespect for women - women's judgment about the sizing and time of their families.

We are one nation under God, and we may call that God different names but we remain one nation.

Heaven forbid we've got a problem where we could have prevented a terrorist attack or apprehended someone who is engaged in dangerous activity, but we didn't do so simply because of inaction in the Senate.

For decades, our differences with Iran meant that our governments almost never spoke to each other. Ultimately, that did not advance America's interests.

There's nothing that America can't handle if we actually look squarely at the problem. ...Change depends on our actions.