Sometimes overturning brutal regimes takes time and costs lives. I wish it weren't so. I really, really do.

We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt.

We should remember that just as a positive outlook on life can promote good health, so can everyday acts of kindness.

I believe in raising the minimum wage and equal pay for work.

You can have the right kind of experience and the wrong kind of experience. Mine is rooted in the real lives of real people, and it will bring real results if we have the courage to change.

Religion is about God's truth, but none of us can grasp that truth absolutely, because of our own imperfections and limitations. We are only children of God, not God. Therefore, we must not attempt to fit God into little boxes, claiming that He supports this or that political position. This is not only bad theology; it marginalizes God.

China is starting an English-speaking television network around the world, Russia is, Al Jazeera. And the BBC is cutting back on its many language services around the world.