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I think that I have been clear that demonizing and demagoguing about Muslims is not only offensive it is dangerous and it plays into ISIS's hands.
I think it's been unfortunate, but it's happened, that since the Great Recession, the gains have all gone to the top. And we need to reverse that.
I don't want to rip away the security that people finally have; 18 million people now have healthcare; preexisting conditions are no longer a bar.
I think a revolution transitioning from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy - somebody's going to be the 21st-century clean-energy superpower.
There are lots of countries that are having these kinds of internal civil wars in other parts of the world and nobody is talking about intervening.
I play a lot chamber music.As for something that's hard for me to play, before I leave this Earth I'm hoping to play Brahms' Second Piano Concerto.
Let me say with a Georgia accent that we cannot solve this problem if it requires a diplomatic passport to claim the rights of an American citizen.
We believe strongly that the road to peace and two states living side by side does not go through New York, it goes through Jerusalem and Ramallah.
If Hollywood and Bollywood were how we all lived our lives, that would surprise me. And yet it's often the way our cultures are conveyed, isn't it?
It is absolutely without contradiction that when women are encouraged to participate in the formal economies of their societies, the economy grows.
I think we come at it from somewhat different perspectives. You know, Donald [Trump] was very fortunate in his life, and that's all to his benefit.
And not go to things that sound good that really did not have the kind of impact that we would want. Who disagrees with keeping neighborhoods safe?
Does John Kerry have to give them [Iran] every little thing? You'll pass some sanctions for human rights and missiles, and I'll grudgingly sign on.
The other thing that happened was that we have a tendency to project our own weaknesses onto another woman. I don't think men do that particularly.
Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.
None so little enjoy themselves, and are such burdens to themselves, as those who have nothing to do. Only the active have the true relish of life.
You can't get it all done yourself. The best leaders are not afraid of picking people who are better than they are and who may one day replace them.
Race is a constant factor in American life. Yet reacting to every incident,real or imagined, is crippling, tiring, and ultimately counterproductive.
The people of the Middle East share the desire for freedom. We have an opportunity - and an obligation - to help them turn this desire into reality.
Unless we improve our ability to provide a quality education for underprivileged kids, we're not going to really overcome in a massive way our past.
I am certain that, however great the hardships and the trials which loom ahead, our America will endure and the cause of human freedom will triumph.
[Donald Trump] said, back in 2006, "Gee, I hope it does collapse, because then I can go in and buy some and make some money." Well, it did collapse.
Roe v. Wade very clearly sets out that there can be regulations on abortion so long as the life and the health of the mother are taken into account.
The FBI doesn't get a dime until [James] Comey is gone. George [W.Bush] tried to warn us he was a trouble maker but did Barack [Obama] listen? Nooo!
The Framework Agreement is one of the best things the [Clinton] Administration has done because it stopped a nuclear weapons program in North Korea.
Preferring members of any one group for no reason other than race or ethnic origin is discrimination for its own sake. This the Constitution forbids.
One thing the military does far better than business is train its own leaders. I can't go to IBM and hire a battalion commander. They don't have any.
President Kennedy didn't negotiate out of the Cuban missile crisis simply because he and Khrushchev got along well. Khrushchev didn't have the cards.
I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it.
I may not agree with everything, but our President, just like President [George W.] Bush did, is trying to do his best under difficult circumstances.
I believe that while race-neutral means are preferable, it is appropriate to use race as one factor among others in achieving a diverse student body.
Both the American people and nations that censor the internet should understand that our government is committed to helping promote internet freedom.
I believe abortion should be safe, legal, and rare. I do think women should have a choice but also that women should be making responsible decisions.
I think it's fair to say that diplomacy today requires much more of that if you're the United States of America than it did 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago.
Mental health is one of the biggest concerns, because now police are having to handle a lot of really difficult mental health problems on the street.
I've often thought that the gauntlet of American politics is more individualistic, more expensive, more unpredictable than in many other democracies.
There is nothing better than being in a classroom with really, really brilliant students, and opening up new worlds to them. That's what I love doing.
Life is too short, time is too precious, and the stakes are too high to dwell on what might have been. We have to work together for what still can be.
In an excess of examples, the walk to globalization has additionally implied the minimization of women and young ladies. What's more that must change.
What the champions of suffrage understood was that the vote is not just a symbol of our equality, but that it can be, if used, a guarantee of results.
I have more understanding, more compassion. I am on a much more important quest for the truth than any of you. You just don't want me to be president.
I don't think that the United States has the bulk of the responsibility. I really put that on Bashar Assad and on the Iraqis and on the region itself.
The United States, obviously, has a great interest in helping to maintain peace and security in Europe, and we have a formal alliance, NATO, to do so.
I felt that America's duty was not to try to do everything itself, but to foster a sense of commitment that would bring out the best in every country.
You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin really with the weather or, 'I really like your tie.'
I have always held the view that decisive force should be used in addressing a military conflict. The reason is simple: Why wouldn't you, if you could?
I believe that Reverend [Florine] Thompson's hit on something. My parents, I and a lot of my friends growing up in that community had tremendous drive.
You know, I'm going to start thanking the woman who cleans the restroom in the building I work in. I'm going to start thinking of her as a human being.
I will fight against the division politics of revenge and retribution. If you put me to work for you, I will work to lift people up, not put them down.
And please, please, lets us put mental health back on the top of our national agenda, our prisons and our jails are now our mental health institutions.