I mean, you know, this idea that somebody we disagree with on economic or social policy or something we have to turn into some kind of ogre or demon, I think, is a mistake. I mean, it's like telling the American people or half the American people that don't agree with you they're all fools. That's just not true.

The problem with any ideology is that it gives you the answer before you examine the evidence.

When you get asked hundreds of questions, it's not possible to remember the answer to every one.

There's this whole problem of trafficking, which has gotten worse in the economic downturn, which disproportionately affects young women, but also affects some young men who are sold into bondage, into basically servitude for indebted work that they can often never escape from.

No generation has had the opportunity, as we now have, to build a global economy that leaves no-one behind. It is a wonderful opportunity, but also a profound responsibility.

When we give what we can, and give it with joy, we don't just renew the American tradition of giving, we also renew ourselves.

We should pass a flex time law that allows employees to take their overtime pay in money or in time off, depending on what's better for their family.