Global poverty is a powder keg that could be ignited by our indifference.

There are always going to be people who want to be president, and some days I'd like to give it to them.

The Kyoto Treaty wasn't perfect, but we signed it, in fact, helped to draft it. And I'm very proud of it, it was the world's first commitment to doing something comprehensive on greenhouse gases and trying to reduce global warming before we do irreversible damage to many civilizations around the world.

I have always believed that the decision to have an abortion generally should be between a woman, her doctor, her conscience, and her God.

We live in an interdependent world. Every time you cut off somebody else's opportunities, you shrink your own horizons.

Our new immigrants must be part of our one America. After all, they're revitalizing our cities, they're energizing our culture, they're building up our economy. We have a responsibility to make them welcome here, and they have a responsibility to enter the mainstream of American life. That means learning English and learning about our democratic system of government. There are now long waiting lines of immigrants that are trying to do just that. Therefore, our budget significantly expands our efforts to help them meet their responsibility. I hope you will support it.

It is time to stop personal destruction and prying into private lives