I have never lost faith in America's essential goodness and greatness.

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.

Power is lonely. Power stands apart. I have power. Therefore, I'm lonely.

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke on me.

I had this thing about hanging out in dark theaters. My family thought I grew out of a rock.

When I left, I had learnt nothing. I took nothing with me. At least, that's what I thought then.

I wish my kid would act like my dog sometimes. My dog listens to me and does what I tell him to do.

People always had conditions. God's love was and is so unconditional.

Art is a spiritual practice. We may not, and need not, do it perfectly.

Many grievers experience intense yearning or longing after a death - more than they experience, say, denial.

If you've seen Mary Poppins and The Grinch, come to the Booth Theater and let me shove a little coal down your stocking.

If you work with Jim Carrey, you're working with the best.