All of these different strands in me - the black, the white, the African - all of that has contributed directly to my success because when I meet people, I see a piece of myself in them. And maybe they see a piece of themselves in me.

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

What drags down our entire economy is when there's an ever-widening chasm between the ultra-rich and everybody else.

American politics is always somewhat fluid. In this age of social media, it means that voters can swing back and forth.

The Democrats are as concerned about raising our kids and making sure that the values of empathy and hard work and discipline and self-respect are instilled in our children, and I've got a six-year-old daughter and a three-year-old daughter, and I'm not afraid to talk about how I want to provide them with the sort of cultural framework that's going to allow them to be successful, happy people.

I know that the politics around trade can be very difficult - especially in an election year.

We've protected thousands of people in Libya; we have not seen a single U.S. casualty; there's no risks of additional escalation. This operation is limited in time and in scope.