No wonder Americans hate politics when, year in and year out, they hear politicians make promises that won't come true because they don't even mean them - campaign fantasies that win elections but don't get nations moving again

Character is a journey, not a destination.

A world without walls is the only sustainable world. . . . If the world is dominated by people who believe that their races, their religions, their ethnic differences are the most important factors, then a huge number of people will perish in this century.

Being president is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.

Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility.

The country is groaning and moaning and screaming for change.

We have the most religious freedom of any country in the world, including the freedom not to believe.