The middle class is both real and aspirational. And I want to make sure that it remains strong and it gives people a sense of security and confidence and optimism about their futures.

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.

And though, indeed, it only happened once, it’s gone on happening, the way unique and momentous things do, for ever and ever, as long as there’s a memory for them to happen in …

Our lives are businesses that are sometimes run by idiots.

You have the choice of deliberately directing your thinking, or allowing other forces to dictate your desires and attitudes.

You love who you love and that’s who you love.

Your greatest wildernesses lead you to your greatest Promised Lands.

An injury to one is an injury to all.

All the literati keep at least one imaginary friend.

The Forest of Arden, where I grew up, is where As You Like It is set. It was idyllic.

I want to show you that you can be funny and hot. You can drink and read. People are still getting used to what I am.

The more people marginalize the true God of the Bible the more chaotic things become.