I still support the right of local communities to make up their own minds about whether or not they want to permit fracking.

I have a different experience. My father was a small-businessman. He worked really hard. He printed drapery fabrics on long tables, where he pulled out those fabrics and he went down with a silkscreen and dumped the paint in and took the squeegee and kept going.

Fear is always with us, but we just don't have time for it. Not Now!

One murder is too many. But it is important that we learn about what has been effective.

Our constitution enshrines the rule of law, freedom of worship and expression, we cherish these values too.

I think what President [Barack] Obama has done is to chart a steady course. When I was there, the first four years we had a lot of cleanup to do. We inherited a lot of bad feelings from the [George W.] Bush administration, and much of what I spent my time doing was traveling around the world reassuring friends and allies.

There's nothing wrong with knowing what you want and going after it.