Turning 50 gives me more yesterdays than tomorrows.

Let me be clear: we are still a nation of immigrants, and we honor all those immigrants who are working hard to become new citizens.

Torture must only be hypothetical exception, not US policy.

Demand that your government pays more attention. It's immoral that people in Africa die like flies of diseases that no one dies of in the United States. And the more disease there is, the more political unrest there will be, leading to more Darfurs, which the U.S. will have to pay to fix.

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

Our relationship would never vary from its allegiance to the shared values, the shared religious heritage, the shared democratic politics which have made the relationship between the United States and Israel a special-even on occasion a wonderful-relationship ... The United States admires Israel for all that it has overcome and for all that it has accomplished. We are proud of the strong bond we have forged with Israel, based on our shared values and ideals. That unique relationship will endure just as Israel has endured.

It's good for young people to be angry about something.