America is governed by rules of law, and those are not ones that the President of the United States or anybody else can just set aside for the sake of expediency Even when we are deeply supportive of Turkish democracy, and even when we care deeply about any attempts to overthrow their government or any other illegal actions, we've got to go through a legal process.

The biggest deficit that we have in our society and in the world right now is an empathy deficit. We are in great need of people being able to stand in somebody else's shoes and see the world through their eyes.

Winnie the Pooh seems to me to be a fundamental text on national security.

Better may not be as good as the best, but better is surprisingly hard to obtain. And better is actually harder than worse.

I'm personally very grateful to my many friends in the Greek-American community, sons and daughters of Greece who have found success in every walk of American life.

America, our endless blessings bestow an enduring burden. But as Americans, we welcome our responsibility to lead.

The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer.