I do not believe, even remotely, that you have to have a partner in your life in order to be whole, in order to be complete, in order to be fulfilled. You just don't have to.

I think every parent, every generation has wanted their children to do better and have a higher standard of living. But I think there's too much guilt.

A year from now, you're gonna weigh more or less than what you do right now.

You either get it or you don't. Become one of those who get it.

If your neighbor has a completely different view on abortion, gay marriage, stem cell research, all of those things, you still are both Americans. Neither one of you is necessarily more patriotic than the other. Neither loves their country any more than the other one does.

Grief is a process to go through, not a destination in which to wallow. In a process, you keep putting one foot in front of the other, and each little step is part of your healing.

I'm one of those that believes you can't be one kind of a man and another kind of president.