So much of modern politics is focused not on honest differences of policy but on personal attacks.

She got to go to heaven four days early.

One of the real dilemmas we have in our country and around the world is that what works in politics is organization and conflict. That is, drawing the sharp distinctions. But in real life, what works is networks and cooperation. And we need victories in real life, so we've got to get back to networks and cooperation, not just conflict. But politics has always been about conflict, and in the coverage of politics, information dissemination tends to be organized around conflict as well.

Saddam Hussein didn't kill 3,100 people on Sept. 11. Osama bin Laden did, and as far as we know he's still alive.

It is now conceivable that our children's children will know the term cancer only as a constellation of stars.

I believe that a worthwhile life is defined by a kind of spiritual journey and a sense of obligation.

I pledge that I have no intention of raising taxes in my second term.