Our alliances and partnerships are not directed against any nation.

Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.

The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I, therefore, intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt.

I think where I get frustrated at times was the belief that the president can do anything if he just decides he wants to do it.

He described to me how crocodiles kill more people than sharks. There are just a lot of things in Australia that can kill you.

The trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources, and hence facilitate some [wealth] redistribution, because I actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level, to make sure that everybody's got a shot.

The single biggest threat that we face is a nuclear weapon or some weapon of mass destruction. What that means is that we have to be extraordinarily aggressive and vigilant in controlling nuclear proliferation.