The big hang-up was George Bush wanted to get life lines, you know, so he could call somebody.

The Ukrainian people should not be coerced. Make no mistake: the US stands together with the Ukrainians aspiring for democracy.

As the saying goes, I have big heels to fill.

We need to talk to all the players in the Middle East, not because we agree with them, but because they play a role.

Those localized efforts take a long time and they don't deal with the larger issue of ISIL and the question of what you're going to do to really have a solution here. We have to save Syria.

My friends, that's trickle-down economics, and I believe every worker in America is tired of being trickled on by George W. Bush

Remember the hours after September 11th when we came together as one to answer the attack against our homeland. We drew strength when our firefighters ran upstairs and risked their lives so that others might live; when rescuers rushed into smoke and fire at the Pentagon; when the men and women of Flight 93 sacrificed themselves to save our nation's Capitol; when flags were hanging from front porches all across America, and strangers became friends. It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it brought out the best in all of us.