I might lose because I wasn't tall enough; I might lose because I wasn't fast enough. But I wasn't going to lose because I wasn't ready.

Working with the UN's diplomacy and development arms, we can prevent minor differences from escalating into wars. When conflicts do break out, UN peacekeepers should play a role in defusing and settling them. Without giving up our sovereignty, we can help the UN with better training and better command and control in order to develop more effective peacekeeping forces.

We have to repair that trust ... I think anytime a public official lies, he undermines his own authority and squanders the public trust.

When you make speeches you elicit expectations against which you will be held accountable.

People tell me, "I'm glad you said that." But this is not a spectator sport. This is an activity that requires daily moral awakening as well as a commitment that leads to real change.

Al Gore clearly has the vision... it's a much better vision than that of George W. Bush.

When the playing is over, one can sense that one's youth has been spent playing a game, and now both the game and youth are gone.