I still believe Americas destiny is to become a living testament to what free human beings can accomplish by acting in unity.

I would rather be the candidate of the NAACP than the NRA.

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice for our country, there are no Republicans; there are no Democrats; there are only Americans.

I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service.

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art of the probable - tinkering around the edges without any greater vision, without a sense of optimism and imagination.

I'm proud of my medals. I always was proud of them.

It's hard to believe that in the greatest democracy in the world, we need legislation to prevent the government from writing and paying for the news.

Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order in this country.

How do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?

Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder the problem will be to solve.

You just don't invade another country on phony pretext in order to assert your interests!

One foot in front of the other, wasn't that the grownup way of solving problems? Surely he ought to be a grownup at his age.

My biggest asset is my combination of size and speed.

... it's a blessed thing to love and feel loved in return.

I dont know how to read. I get all my news from Jon Stewart every day.

What was it about high school that made people think with their insecurities instead of their brains?

A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time.

We are nearer neighbours to ourselves than whiteness to snow, or weight to stones.

You know, social issue movies don't make a lot of money.

The only death I fear is dying ignorant.

We are willing to stand by the revelations of God.