Being LGBT does not make you less human.

When I went off to college, I went believing I was a Republican. And actually I was president of Young Republicans for a couple of months and then I decided that I was much more in the camp of people like, you know, President Johnson - trying to promote civil rights, voting rights, ending poverty.

I am quite bereft that I've lost the emoticons from my latest new old berry. Is there anyway [sic] I can add them.

Stay in the middle,don't get pushed to the side,every chance that's worth taking,is a chance worth the fight

I'm going to continue to push for a no-fly zone and safe havens within Syria not only to help protect the Syrians and prevent the constant outflow of refugees, but to, frankly, gain some leverage on both the Syrian government and the Russians so that perhaps we can have the kind of serious negotiation necessary to bring the conflict to an end and go forward on a political track.

Mental health is one of the biggest concerns, because now police are having to handle a lot of really difficult mental health problems on the street.

As long as there are those who are willing to shed blood and take innocent life in the name of religion, the name of God, the world will never know a true and lasting peace.