Here's the real thing. Democrats got to understand that the first line in the Republican playbook is going to be smear, you know? And there's nobody who's going to be able to avoid it.

I raised my right hand and placed my left on the Quran, which was being held by my wife and mom. Suddenly, I was blinded by a cascade of camera flashes.

If you unpack the statistics on who is supporting , Donald Trump, it means that there is a lot of people who hold very bigoted racist ideas and there is a lot of them.

Opposing [Donald]Trump aligns you with Hamas.

Progressive economic policies lead to a sustainable economy.

I worked at McDonald's. I cooked. It was one of the toughest jobs I've ever had. These people earn every single penny they get. In fact, they earn way more than they get.

The main thing I've learned is that we're better together and that our society needs inclusion - right? - not exclusion.

If you put everything, your heart and soul into a campaign, it might take you a while to come around to the realization that, you know, another person has won.

We want to be making clear that if [Donald Trump] tries to deliver on his word, that we will be there to say no.

After I win the job and even in the course of seeking it, we're going to be building bridges. And we're going to be meeting people and addressing the concerns that they have.

Here's what I'm saying, that there is now ongoing a post-mortem review of what could have gone better [during Hillary Clinton campaign] and what mistakes may have been made.

The closer we come to understanding the challenges of autism, the better we are placed to accommodate and educate without risking removing that individuality we all love.

City people. They may know how to street fight but they don't know how to wade through manure.

Because the way love works in general, you don't need everybody to like you somewhat - you need one person to like you a lot.

To bear adversity with an equal mind is both the sign and glory of a brave spirit.

I came to the conclusion that the optimist thought everything good except the pessimist, and that the pessimist thought everything bad, except himself.

I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way.

Every man has a train of thought on which he rides when he is alone.

The only minority in America that's asking for integration is the so-called Negro, primarily because he is inferior, not inherently inferior, but he's economically, socially, politically inferior.

Enough to know no knowing.

If you let him go and he doesn't come back to you, he wasn't yours to begin with. It's a lesson learned in first grade