We should not let our response to the people who disagree with us be dictated by what they say about us or even how they treat people we care for. There has to be a chance that we can find love.

It was Mario Cuomo's great gift and our good fortune that he was both a sterling orator and a passionate public servant. His life was a blessing.

If you want to be forgiven, you have to extend forgiveness, even to people who aren't smart enough to ask for it.

The struggle for your own character is the struggle for the nation's character.

The world knows of Rosa Parks because of a single, simple act of dignity and courage that struck a lethal blow to the foundations of legal bigotry.

I regret to say that my hand did, in fact, have an improper relationship with Chelsea Clinton. The incident represents a profound lapse of judgment for which my hand takes sole responsibility.

If we want to invest in the prosperity of our nation, we must invest in the education of our children so that their talents may be fully employed.