Someone once said that every man is trying to live up to his father's expectations or make up for their father's mistakes.

One of the great qualities of Chancellor Merkel is that she is steady. She analyzes a situation. She's honest. Sometimes we've had disagreements, but when we do, it's very constructive. And we are consistently open with each other about how we should approach these issues.

Going through the legislative process is always better, in part because it's harder to undo.

The only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states, where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security. ... Israelis must acknowledge that just as Israel's right to exist cannot be denied, neither can Palestine's. The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements.

We cannot meet 21st Century challenges with a 20th Century bureaucracy.

The world is less violent than it has ever been.

We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity.