In general the 53 countries on the continent of Africa have made great progress towards freedom and democracy, and in terms of electing good, sound administrations.

[on the Republican party] A party with a narrow vision, a party that is afraid of the future.

I'm 86, and too old to be President.

The awareness that health is dependent upon habits that we control makes us the first generation in history that to a large extent determines its own destiny.

Iran is an island of stability in a turbulent corner of the world

The oil lobby, perhaps the most powerful lobby on earth, is almost matched by hospital owners and doctors.

The evidence shows that investing in women and girls delivers major benefits for society. An educated woman has healthier children. She is more likely to send them to school. She earns more and invests what she earns in her family.