I think it's a healthy thing for the Democratic Party to go through some reflection.

Some people in D.C. talk about me like a dog.

Bernie Sanders would say, "You still have millions of African Americans who aren't insured, and if we had a single-payer system, that wouldn't be the case." And that's true.

Libraries remind us that truth isn't about who yells the loudest but who has the right information.

I think that there's a power in that [information through tweets and sound bites ]. There's also a danger, what generates a headline or stirs up a controversy and gets attention isn't the same as the process required to actually solve the problem.

Peace is not merely the absence of visible conflict.

I think the irony ... is that I actually would like to see a relatively light touch when it comes to the government.