As a Christian, part of my obligation is to alleviate suffering. Explicit recognition of that in the Methodist tradition is one reason I'm comfortable in this church.

Don't let anybody tell you it's corporations and businesses that create jobs.

The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they're not.

In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.

Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people.

You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health. And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion.

There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives.

I really do hope that we have a woman president in my lifetime.

We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.

Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely - and the right to be heard.

I have to confess that it's crossed my mind that you could not be a Republican and a Christian.

Mornings are like almost clean slates. I say almost clean because the residue of yesterdays is sometimes stuck on them.

Prayer for revival will prevail when it is accompanied by radical amendment of life; not before.

Beneath those stars is a universe of gliding monsters.

It has been my experience that rewarding and heartbreaking often go hand in hand.

To me, freedom means having the power, the inherent right, the capacity and the ability to make choices that honour who I am.

What matters is how I feel about it, cause if I feel good or bad about it, then the audience will feel good or bad about it and that's just sorta the job.

Politics should be about politics, not tribal ties

Confucius once said that a bear could not fart at the North Pole without causing a big wind in Chicago.

The dedicated ever enjoy Supreme Peace. Therefore, live only to serve.

We therefore need to know the gifts given us by God, so that we may use them, for by these we shall be saved.