What was once justified as sanctioned by God is now properly reviled as an unconscionable violation of human rights.

The money has to go to the federal government because the federal government will spend that money better than the private sector will spend it.

I think it's time to send a clear message to what has become the most profitable sector in the entire economy [the oil industry], that they are being watched.

Most of the movies about the future show aliens descending from outer space determined to blow up the world, and somehow they always begin or end with Washington D.C.

We've got to reach out to Muslim countries.We've got to have them be part of our coalition. If they hear people running for president who basically shortcut it to say we are somehow against Islam, that was one of the real contributions, despite all the other problems, that George W. Bush made after 9/11 when he basically said after going to a Mosque in Washington, we are not at war with Islam or Muslims.

I'll lift up the good work that is happening and hold officers or departments that engage in unconstitutional policing accountable.

Tonight, we can say with pride that, in America, there is no barrier too great and no ceiling too high to break.