Well, there are many things, whenever you look back, that you would've done differently. We're all human. We do our best at the time. I really wish that we had passed a comprehensive immigration bill because that would've really helped our country. We came close, but we couldn't.

I believe in having a private life.

I've been an athlete all my life. I was a competitive figure skater, and then when I realized skating was not an adult sport I took up tennis and played that quite seriously from the time I was about 18.

To say that people around the world deserve the same, the same life that we have in the United States, the same freedoms that we have, that seems to me, humble. I think it's humble to say that the United States, which has been given so much, should give back.

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

There's no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.

My mom was a teacher - I have the greatest respect for the profession - we need great teachers - not poor or mediocre ones.