We know that russians are deeply engaged in supporting Assad because they want to have a place in the Middle East. They have a naval base, they have an air base in Syria.

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 in the end... Not even that old familiar sensation of emptiness. Just a hint of helplessness, a frustration for a lost time from a result prematurely injured and failed.

The people who control America today make decisions like drunkards. They do not understand what they are doing at all.

Only when you have crossed the river can you say that the crocodile has a lump on his snout.

The successful painter is continually painting still life.

America has got to learn to take a joke.

The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed.

The air was heavy with the smell of leather and dust, of old parchment and binding glue. It smelled of secrets.

Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.

Nothing in Art is achieved by will alone. It is achieved by docilely submitting to the subconscious.

I have to be very aware of the increasing downside risks that threaten the overall global situation.