I believe that people of my income group should pay more, and I explained why, but that won't necessarily lift overall wage levels.

When it comes to anything that's social, whether it's your family, your school, your community, your business or your country, winning is a team sport.

Cooperation will save the future. And America should lead it. Every time humanity has been in danger of extinguishing itself, our consciousness and our conscience have led us to come together. That's the big issue of the 21st century.

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

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

AIDS is no longer a death sentence for those who can get the medicines. Now it's up to the politicians to create the "comprehensive strategies" to better treat the disease.

In our efforts to battle terrorism and cyber attacks and biological weapons, all of us must be extremely aggressive. We must protect our people from danger and keep America safe and free.