I've never been in a place where winning has hurt the ability to do anything.

We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually.

You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that: it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.

I wake up some mornings hating me too.

Take your f***ing tampon out and tell me what you have to say.

You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.

We're bending the law as far as we can to ban an entirely new class of guns.

A strong economy depends on a strong middle class, but George Bush has put the middle class in a hole, and John McCain has a plan to keep digging that hole with George Bush's shovel.

Because of the president’s leadership, every American will have access to affordable, quality health care.

Republicans are 'bad people who deserve a two-by-four upside their heads.'

Permitting and protecting even the smallest acts of abuse by a tiny fraction of our officers leads to a culture where extreme acts of abuse are more likely.

We owe it to each other to tell stories.

If the pace and the push, the noise and the crowds are getting to you, it's time to stop the nonsense and find a place of solace to refresh your spirit

Sometimes life is not about what u want to do but what u ought to do

If you cannot allow people to do their jobs ... nobody with substance and creativity will work for you.

Really, Alexia, what could have possessed you to attach yourself to the side of the ship in such a juvenile fashion? It is positively barnacle-like.

The country [Afghanistan] faces enormous problems. There is a violent insurgency hampering the rule of law and developmental efforts.

I believe our concept of romantic love is irrational, impossible to fulfill and the cause of many broken homes. No human being can maintain that rarefied atmosphere of 'true love'.

Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool.

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

No evil lost is wailed when it is gone.