I will be as careful as I can in making the most significant decisions any president and commander-in-chief can make about sending our men and women into harm's way.

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.

A [national] flag has no real significance for peaceful uses.

A woman's body is the gate to this life. A man's body is the gate to the next life.

We need to make some real fundamental change from the Constitution down in this country.

What does it take to get you to the point where you have to kill your brother? It's biblical, it's huge. It's so personal.

I'm a big Johnny Cash girl. And I love singers like Laura Marling and Joanna Newsom.

Looking ahead, I can see more and more instances where I will disagree with the president.

I would argue that coffee has been far more important to literature than alcohol.

I'm going to beat it, ...it's hard...but I plan on being around for a long time to come.

The role of art in society differs for every artist.

You have to laugh, you have to be able to take criticism.