The promise of our country is that the rules are fair. If you work hard and play by the rules, you can earn your share of America's blessings. Those are the beliefs I learned from my parents.

I'd call it a new version of voodoo economics, but I'm afraid that would give witch doctors a bad name.

politics can be an ugly game, and in a national election the stakes get higher while the tactics get lower.

I stand before you to proclaim tonight: America is the land where dreams can come true for all of us.

My desk drawer is filled with all kinds of prayers.

We've chosen the path to equality, don't let them turn us around.

I knew what leukemia and lymphoma were, but I had never heard of multiple myeloma.