Every once in a while, I run into somebody who tells me that she met her husband in my campaign or a husband who says, I met my wife. I have to tell you, I caused a few divorces too.

It's nice not to have to worry about constituents.

The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security.

Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public.

I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society.

I didn't used to care about living a long time. Not that I wasn't enjoying life, but I never sat around asking how I'd get to be 100, you know. But now I want to live long enough to see every school child in the world getting a good, nutritious lunch every day.

Everyone is exposed to economic risks of some kind.