In any country, if you don't have countervailing institutions, the power of any one president is problematic for democratic development.

I play classical music almost exclusively. I never mastered jazz or gospel in the way that my mother did. She was a fine improvisational musician. I pretty much have to stick to what's written on the page.

I believe in having a private life.

I don't think anybody can take the word of Saddam Hussein and his regime, and certainly an American president and allies who are obligated to worry about the safety and security of our countries, cannot take the word of this dictator, who lies, pathologically lies.

We need to fight protectionism with everything that we have because when there's a level playing field and when you have open markets and when free trade is flourishing, American workers, American farmers, Americans are going to benefit.

We need to move beyond the idea that girls can be leaders and create the expectation that they should be leaders.

There is not going to be any pass for Palestinian leadership in fighting terror.