Because of my parents' love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia - first by Hitler and then by Stalin.

And so I think that the idea of America working with other countries to solve problems is good for us, and it is part of digging us out of the “my way or the highway” approach that was evident in the previous eight years.

The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.

I think we all are people that are the product of our backgrounds. It's wrong to think that you're not.

If there's nobody in your way, you're not going anywhere.

History is written backwards but lived forwards.

I think that a president needs to have a variety of views presented. But also, there has to be a team effort, because otherwise, I think it creates a dissonance and difficulty.