If you want to be a Jewish state and you want to remain a democracy, you have to have a two-state solution.

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!

The most valuable commodity of the 21st century will be undivided attention.

Manchester has a certain reputation of being cool.

According to a new poll, nearly six out of 10 Republicans want Mitt Romney to run for president. So do 10 out of 10 Democrats.

I'd really like to promote my increasing consumption of bacon.

I almost envy people who say whatever they want.

I like wearing scarves in my hair because they make me look put together without taking a lot of time.

The spinning wheel is a symbol of nonviolence for me.

MPU was a great platform for emotional drama and Australian stories.

I didn't feel I had to prove anything more.

I turned to human suffering because - this may sound odd - animal suffering is more difficult for me to deal with.