My father loved to complain about big business and big government, but we had a solid middle class upbringing. We had good public schools. We had accessible health care. We had our little, you know, one-family house that, you know, he saved up his money, didn't believe in mortgages.

If we only stopped to listen to them for a few minutes, kids could tell us that we move too fast, for their good and ours.

I need people to know that there is a group of people who are part of the leadership of the DNC, and I will make damn sure as a vice chair, and so will others, that we do everything humanly possible to have a level playing field.

Dignity does not come from avenging insults, especially from violence that can never be justified. It comes from taking responsibility and advancing our common humanity.

Are we going to lead the world with strength and in accordance with our values? That's what I intend to do.

Don`t believe anyone who says, "I alone can fix it." Americans don`t say, "I alone can fix it." We say, "We`ll fix it together!"

I remember, particularly, a trip to Bosnia where the welcoming ceremony had to be moved inside because of sniper fire.