The other thing we have to do is to take seriously the role in this problem of . . . older men who prey on underage women. . . . There are consequences to decisions and . . . one way or the other, people always wind up being held accountable.

Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.

Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it's the time when they most need to think.

Torture must only be hypothetical exception, not US policy.

You don't have to wait till your party's in power to have an impact on life at home and around the world.

I like the job. That's what I'll miss the most... I'm not sure anybody ever liked this as much as I've liked it.

The fights I fought... cost a lot --the fight for the assault-weapons ban cost 20 members their seats in Congress. The NRA is the reason the Republicans control the House.