Being a Christian is not a political orientation for the president, but he is a centrist.

American citizens have been killed abroad by drones with no due process, no accountability, no judicial review.

Courage is the enabling virtue for any philosopher - for any human being, I think, in the end. Courage to think, courage to love, courage to hope.

Hatred of injustice is not the same thing as a love for everyday people.

The women can always choose the patriarchal models, and you end up with a Margaret Thatcher.

We’re beings toward death, we’re … two-legged, linguistically-conscious creatures born between urine and feces whose body will one day be the culinary delight of terrestrial worms.

You have to have a habitual vision of greatness ... you have to believe in fact that you will refuse to settle for mediocrity. You won't confuse your financial security with your personal integrity, you won't confuse your success with your greatness or your prosperity with your magnanimity ... believe in fact that living is connected to giving.