If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn't prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.

Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?

The most effective means of ensuring the government's accountability to the people is an aggressive, free, challenging, untrusting press.

The United States-Israeli relationship is based on the broadest conception of American national interest in which our two nations are bound forever together by common democratic values and traditions. This will never change.

Decision-making is lonely.

The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.

It was the Congress that imposed 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' it was certainly my position, my recommendation to get us out of an even worse outcome that could have occurred.