Out of struggle very often comes victory.

I feel that we're dividing along class lines for the first time in our history. Now one thing that has happened in this reaction to globalization is that the elites are not respectful of the values of those who are ordinary citizens, so we seem to be dividing ourselves into ever-smaller identity groups, each with its own narrative, each with its own grievance, and that's a problem.

I talked about the need for American leadership, I talked about the importance of the United States to a more peaceful world, a world that has been quite turbulent in recent years, and needs a strong American anchor.

I believe that Reverend [Florine] Thompson's hit on something. My parents, I and a lot of my friends growing up in that community had tremendous drive.

Fortunately, I started very young, so I read music very well. And my favorite composers to play are Brahms and Mozart.

I really wish that we had passed a comprehensive immigration bill because that would've really helped our country.

If the strong exploit the weak, democracy will not be stable.