The President and first lady did hold a private party at the White House over the weekend, but given the private nature of that event, I don't have a lot of details to discuss from here.

The United States played the role of encouraging both sides to come together to try to finally resolve this issue, and we were pleased to see leaders on both sides work courageously to get that done.

have a lot of respect for the responsibility that journalists have to ask tough questions, to hold the administration accountable and to be advocates for the citizens of the United States.

We have raised significant concerns about the way that China and individuals acting on behalf of the state of China have acted in cyberspace.

My start in politics was watching my parents go to the polls on election day. It reminded me that being an active, engaged citizen and voter is critical to the success of our democracy.

I obviously wanted to play for the Kansas City Royals. (Laughter) I also knew that was far-fetched. The truth is I don't really know what I wanted to do.

There are a lot of people who are eager to assign blame. I think we're [USA] eager to try and find some solutions. One thing that would help would be comprehensive immigration reform legislation.

The walk-in privilege, to walk into the Oval Office and have a conversation with the president, is not something that everybody gets.

The most frequent way that I will communicate with him Obamacis when we're traveling. We talk about what's in the news, and I hear him talking about issues that are important to him.

Soft power is quiet persistence.

What are you, Zen Master Fang?

Death has always had a prominent place in my mind. There are times when I think somebody might kill me.

The average American is not concerned with his society. He talks about it, but you know if one speaks of being concerned, I mean something about which one loses one's sleep, sometimes.

New constellations of truth are daily discovered in the firmament of knowledge, and new stars are daily shining forth in each constellation.

The world now contains more photographs than bricks, and they are, astonishingly, all different.

A lot of times, it gets weird when some guy is playing your dad. It feels weird to you. It feels like they're forcing sentiment. It's disgusting.

The young are just as opinionated as the old, but have more exciting things to do than sit around airing their opinions all day.

Every hen thinks she has laid the best egg! Can we not all believe as we choose? But the choice of others - what is that to us? Let them alone.

A philosopher is a man who can look at an empty glass with a smile.