Earlier in my life I thought the things that mattered were the things that you could see, like your car, your house, your wealth, your property, your office. But as I've grown older I've become convinced that the things that matter most are the things that you can't see -- the love you share with others, your inner purpose, your comfort with who you are.

Building confidence and constructive relations between Sudan and South Sudan is urgent

I wish I had known when I was in the White House what I know now about the Third World.

Our individual fates are linked our futures intertwined

Standing alone among great democratic nations in imposing the death penalty is another moral decision that Americansare being forced to confront.

When I was president, I announced and I still maintain that I can live with Roe v. Wade. I did everything I possibly could as president under that ruling, which I don't think ought to be changed, to minimize the need for abortions. I think every abortion is a result of a horrible series of errors on the part of people involved.

Our values are not luxuries, but necessities. They are not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself.