All of us share this world for but a brief moment in time. The question is whether we spend that time focused on what pushes us apart, or whether we commit ourselves to an effort -- a sustained effort -- to find common ground, to focus on the future we seek for our children, and to respect the dignity of all human beings.

I believe that the best measure of whether a nation is going to be successful is whether they are tapping the talents of their women.

At various periods in American history, people get pretty rambunctious when it comes to our democratic debate.

We have to deal with the 11 million individuals who are here illegally. The bill that Senator [Marco] Rubio put forward, I think is a great place to start.

Each path to knowledge involves different rules and these rules are not interchangeable.

I think that people are concerned about the breakdown of the family but they also don't want to see discrimination against gays and lesbians who they work with and they want to be able to make sure that gays can visit each other in hospitals and be able to inherit property.

Iran is biggest strategic beneficiary of invasion of Iraq.