The arts are not a luxury. They are an integral part of our lives as individuals and as a nation.

Nothing is more important to our shared future than the well-being of children. For children are at our core - not only as vulnerable beings in need of love and care but as a moral touchstone amidst the complexity and contentiousness of modern life.

Freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation.

We'll get things done together. Democrats, Republicans, independents, we're going to make progress together when I'm president.

I do have investments, investments in new jobs, investments in education, skill training, and the opportunities for people to get ahead and stay ahead. That's the kind of approach that will work.

Laws that discriminate validate other kinds of discrimination.

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.