It is crucial to have inspiring leaders who deliver on their promises. Cynicism has run deep, because many people think their vote does not matter or do vote and nothing happens.

What we have to be judged by is the work we try to do. It's public service, not perfect service.

From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the soul of a nation.

While I've spent a lot of quality time with my children, perhaps it's not been enough.

Humanitarian appeals always help. They penetrate deeper than political tradeoffs.

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.

We’ve been so preoccupied with getting the government to behave in a fair and democratic way, we were not able to focus on the private sector where most of the jobs are, where most of the wealth and opportunities are.