Prosperity can't be just for CEOs and hedge fund managers. Democracy can't be just for billionaires and corporations. Prosperity and democracy are part of your basic bargain, too.

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.

There was no logic or any sense of purpose except that I knew I had to do something other than what I was doing, or I might not make it through this.

There are some points on which no man can be contented to follow the advice of another - some subjects on which a man can consult his own conscience only.

I'm always involved with casting my movies. I have final word on it.

I have come up the hard way.

Some 43 percent of voters in union households voted for President Bush in 2004, according to exit poll data.

I paint life as I would like it to be.

I'm really a pussycat - with an iron tail.

Instead of friends, I see in Washington only mortal enemies. Instead of loving the old flag of the stars and stripes, I see in it only the symbol of murder, plunder, oppression, and shame.

As far as the performance aspect, I'm going to be an actor. I still love performing, but I'm moving into more acting.

We are consciousness. We may not always be monkeys.