I have made the cause of children and families really my life's work.

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.

Expectation kills. Just go with the flow, you might be surprised when something better comes along in an unexpected way.

My mother isn't particularly vain. Growing up with a parent who put emphasis on personality over looks was important.

I have seen women looking at jewelry ads with a misty eye and one hand resting on the heart, and I only know what they're feeling because that's how I read the seed catalogs in January.

Energy innovation is not a nationalistic game.

Truth grew in my mind like a fungus, and though I tried to sleep it out, there was no resisting the epiphanies.

It is motive alone that gives real value to the actions of men, and disinterestedness puts the cap to it.

I will never work merely to make a reputation for myself, to be popular for appearances rather than for what I am. My task is to lead my country through service.

I can see me continuing to make the best music I can, and let the chips fall where they may.

We sincerely hope that south Asian countries will respect and live in amity with each other, and achieve common development, and that south Asia will enjoy peace, stability and prosperity.

Folks, if you give people things for free, don't blame them for taking them.