We must continue to deepen our ties to the Americas and the Caribbean, our common work to educate children, fight drugs, strengthen democracy, and increase trade.

There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who have seen the Taj Mahal and love it and those who have not seen the Taj and love it.

There are a lot of very brilliant people who believe that the nation-state is fast becoming a relic of the past.

My plan after office is to get up and spend that entire first day helping my wife move into her new senatorial office.

Won't it be sad to have an Internet connection to Mars if there are no Martians to write to or e-mail us?

When I was in office I expressed admiration and respect and even affection for Republicans that I knew and liked and cared about, and I tried to find ways to work with them. I think the Democrats should do that, and just keep trying to lower the temperature.

We should not let our response to the people who disagree with us be dictated by what they say about us or even how they treat people we care for. There has to be a chance that we can find love.