We need a common enemy to unite us.

[I'm] very fortunate and blessed person who still has a lot of living to do.

Democratic openings that come about in that way - the overthrow of a totalitarian government by external powers - it makes it really hard to make those first steps toward democracy.

Even when you cherish democratic ideals, it is never easy to turn them into effective democratic institutions. This process will take decades.

When people see the terrible scenes of violence on television, when we mourn the death of each and every American man and woman in uniform or a civilian that's killed in Iraq, that it's hard to see the progress that's being made and it's hard to believe that this is all going to come out for the better.

I think the Saudis are not only not supporting terrorism, they're fighting it. And why? Because it is in their interests to fight it. We don't agree on everything, but I do believe that the Saudis for their benefit, they're fighting terrorism and fighting it quite aggressively.

I was born in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. I didn't have a white classmate till we moved to Denver.