Together let's defend the shared values that already make America and Israel great.

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.

When infused with compassion, even the most useless snake oils have the power to heal broken hearts and shattered souls.

If you read, you can learn to think for yourself.

They are saying that if life has a structure, a staff, a sensible scaffold, we hang our nonsense on it. And they are saying that broken parts add color and music to the staff of life.

Criticism is the windows and chandeliers of art: it illuminates the enveloping darkness in which art might otherwise rest only vaguely discernible, and perhaps altogether unseen.

I do have friends in Australia who now refer to me as 'Hollywood Jack.'

My experience is that an original and compelling idea for a novel is a rare thing.

The best people I know have had a lot of obstacles to overcome.

I leave from where the apostle arrived.

A man who pays his bills on time is soon forgotten.

The best lesson I was given is that all of life teaches, especially if we have that expectation.