I am going to ensure that LGBTQ Americans have full equality under the law and address the urgent crisis of violence against transgender women of color.

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.

You can't make every wrong decision right but you can stop deciding to take another wrong action.

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.

This mix of love and hate, this blend of trust and hurt I have for him is so confusing even I can't understand it.He leaves, and I break.

Two cool things I like about a great cook and their exquisite dishes...they enjoy cooking it and enjoy watching me eat it!

There's lots about politics I don't feel comfortable with. To talk about the politics of future ideas is impossible in soundbite form.

I like smartasses, because I can be smartass back and rashy.

There is always a comforting thought in time of trouble when it is not our trouble.

"Tiger is a natural kind" and "Tiger is a historical particular" are incompatible with each other, and evolutionary biology provides a reason for favoring the latter over the former.

Friends are God's apology for relations.

We make the future better than the past. We don't hide from history. We make history.