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

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 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 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.

Their faces were as a rule good-natured rather than beautiful.

Such an impolite person. He is honest with everyone.

You never get anywhere until you figure out the difference between passion and compassion.

Dawn was breaking, like the light from another world.

It is hard to know if what you are going to do in life is up to you, or a sum of the contribution of others, plus the circumstances you are born into.

Love's a dog in a manger.

Within a moment there is monumental potential. That is the mystery of a moment. It is small enough to ignore and big enough to change your life forever

The question that motivates my research is, if we can put a man on the Moon with 100,000 [people], what can we do with 100 million?

I'm a national security liberal, which I tell people because it's meant to sound absurd.

Don't write naughty words on the wall if you can't spell!