I think there are a whole host of things that are civil rights, and then there are other things - such as traditional marriage - that, I think, express a community's concern and regard for a particular institution.

I think that the Democrats can be successful nationally in the future if we are able to capture some of the complexity of people's lives right now.

The pyramids are one of those things that live up to the hype. They're elemental in ways that are hard to describe.

The biggest challenge, I think, is always maintaining your moral compass.

No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change.

We have got to dispel this myth that bullying is just a normal rite of passage.

There's no doubt that on the issue of abortion, oftentimes it's very difficult to split the difference, although we can agree on the notion that none of us are pro-abortion and all of us would like to see a reduction in unwanted pregnancies, for example, and we could focus on those issues.