The point is that what we want, Democrats, and what we've always wanted, is to make abortion safe, legal, and rare.

We have the greatest hospitals, doctors, and medical technology in the world - we need to make them accessible to every American.

The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity.

Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement

Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, 'Thank God, I'm still alive.' But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.

Even if I have to stand alone, I will not be afraid to stand alone. I'm going to fight for you. I'm going to fight for what's right. I'm going to fight to hold people accountable

The White House has embarked on a mission to convince the people of our country that Social Security is in dire need of drastic change in order to save it for all workers

We are all different. Yet we are all God's children. We are all united behind this country and the common cause of freedom, justice, fairness, and equality. That is what unites us.

The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free.

More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity

Really, life is complicated enough without having a bunch of Senators deciding what we should do in the privacy of our own homes.

People need stories...we use stories to teach, to learn, to make sense of the world around us. As long as we need stories, we will need books.

One lifetime is never enough to accomplish one's horticultural goals. If a garden is a site for the imagination, how can we be very far from the beginning?

Sacrifice is the first element of religion, and resolves itself in theological language into the love of God.

When a candidate walks away from a reality show, that's when you know they're serious about being president of the United States.

Here's an interesting figure: 43 percent of the incoming congressional freshmen are millionaires. The other 57 percent are Democrats.

Develop the strength of a man, but live as gently as a woman

Painful experiences are not meant to linger. They are meant to teach us what they need to teach us, and then dissolve.

Empathizing with someone's 'no' protects us from taking it personally.

I never photograph reality.

Socialism would gather all power to the supreme party and party leaders, rising like stately pinnacles above their vast bureaucracies of civil servants no longer servants, no longer civil.