My second epiphany came as an intern at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The man I worked for was consumed with what was going on in Bosnia. And the more I knew [about it] the more saddened I was. There were these images of emaciated men behind barbed wire.... It was like, I've got to find a way to do something.

American decision-makers must understand how damaging a foreign policy that privileges order and profit over justice really is in the long term.

I believe the United States is the greatest country on Earth. I really do.

In general, my rule is find out where your heart is, then speak from the heart. People know the difference between that and something scripted.

The key to U.N. reform is giving Americans a clearer picture of what the U.N. is and what it isn't, what it can be and what it can't be.

I like to think that as I get older I'm getting better at spending time with people who have qualities that make them worth spending time with.

Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment.