Obviously China is clearly taking the lead in some areas, but when it comes to the most advanced innovation, it's still America.

Every sport needs its temple, its cathedral.

I've always believed the world would be a better place if more people everywhere have a chance to shape their own future and realize their full potential. I think that is what life is about.

What about the rest of life? Respect for the sanctity of life, if you believe that it begins at conception, cannot end at birth.

We have to fight the terrorists as if there were no rules and preserve our open society as if there were no terrorists.

I think there are different kinds of elites. I think there are venal elites, and self-interested elites, and selfish elites, and I think there are visionary elites.

There is no substitute for face-to-face reporting and research.