When somebody comes along and says, "I think Washington, DC, sucks," that's not wrong.

Distorting attacks when people already don't trust you is not smart.

The government also has to get the public rules right. That means putting a price on carbon, so the cleaner forms of energy become more competitive. As soon as that happens, a tidal wave of new capital, innovation and entrepreneurship will flood into the clean energy space - creating new jobs and opportunities for Americans of all walks of life. We did that for the internet, with public investments in the basic system through the Pentagon, followed by rules that encouraged innovation and competition. And that is why the internet took off in the United States first.

There is great wisdom, there's great strength and there's great beauty in all of our religion, and those should be marshaled for good.

All the big ideas for getting us onto a lower carbon trajectory involve a lot of people doing a lot of work, and that's been missing from the conversation. This is a great time to go to the next step and ask, well, who's going to do the work? Who's going to invest in the new technologies? What are ways to get communities wealth, improved health, and expanded job opportunities out of this improved transition?

I am for literally all of the underdogs that I can command and demand better of everyone, including myself.

In a democracy, you won't always get to have your way. But you should always get to have your say.