America cannot be America in the new century until it deals with these new questions of gender, including the trans issues, and the questions around faith and Islam.

People can tell if you don't like 'em. African Americans can tell we're not welcome in the Republican Party no matter how many times they say we are. All the signals that it's a party that tolerates anti-black racism is very clear.

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

By kicking its carbon addiction, America will increase its national wealth and generate millions of jobs that can't be outsourced.

America should be leading the world in green and clean solutions, and human rights. We shouldn't be leading the world in wars and incarceration rates and pollution. We can be a better country. I think we're going to be a better country.

If people leave your coalition, whose fault is it? It's your fault. You have to build a coalition that's attractive to people.

I think we were naive during the first two years of the [Barack] Obama Administration because the Republicans didn't fight us on this point during the 2008 Presidential Election. Obama and McCain both ran on a clean energy platform. But now, uncontested lies have eroded hard-won public understanding. So, we have to go back and make the case again.