I thought Obama ran the best campaign I have ever known - disciplined, well organised, very, very good. I was very impressed.

Embryonic stem cell research has the potential to alleviate so much suffering. Surely, by working together we can harness its life-giving potential.

What can you say about a man, who on Mother's Day sends flowers to his mother-in-law, with a note thanking her for making him the happiest man on Earth?

People aren't really poor until they start using water on their corn flakes.

My mother was a Democrat - southern Democrat, y'all.

The Sixties, of course, was the worst time in the world to try and bring up a child. They were exposed to all these crazy things going on.

I am a big believer that eventually everything comes back to you. You get back what you give out.