We know in New York we have several million at any one time who are in New York illegally.

Despite our best efforts and our highest hopes, America's long struggle with race is far from finished.

I also believe that we have an extraordinary opportunity for the United States and European Union to lead the world in developing and implementing new and more efficient technologies - smart electrical grids and electrical vehicles.

There are 4 billion cell phones in use today. Many of them are in the hands of market vendors, rickshaw drivers, and others who've historically lacked access to education and opportunity. Information networks have become a great leveler, and we should use them together to help lift people out of poverty and give them a freedom from want.

I don't want [to work] people who agree with me. I want honest, spirited, hard-working, patriotic people who want to be part of a team, the American team.

It is because the human experience is universal that human rights are universal.

The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. I think it's a good rule for politics, too.