I certainly don't read coverage of me, I read what else is going on that I need to know about to do my job.

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.

Faith in God is the only force there is.

Words whipped around me, faster than I could catch 'em.

I spend a lot of time imagining things - in fact, you could say that imagining things is my job.

...theology waits as it works. It waits for its lungs again to be filled. Without the renewing breath of the Spirit it cannot speak.

Fate is not the ruler, but the servant of Providence.

Happiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.

Life if curious when reduced to its essentials

Never underestimate the value of knowing another's language. It can be far more powerful than swords and arrows.

We, Jesus' followers, are the agents assigned to carry out God's will on earth. Too easily we expect God to do something for us when instead God wants to do it through us.

If you're Irish, it doesn't matter where you go-you'll find family.