"The middle class, one of the great achievements in history, is becoming more of a relic than a reality."

"Here is a pretty good rule of thumb for Democratic Presidents: if it didn't work for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won four terms and a World War, it probably won't work for you either."

"It would be great if politics were fact-based, but it is not, and it is surely not nuance-based. What works in a classroom or a think tank does not work on Capitol Hill or in the White House. Obama sometimes seems to be running the Brookings Institution, not the country."

"I am an Episcopalian who takes the faith of my fathers seriously, and I would, I think, be disheartened if my own young children were to turn away from the church when they grow up. I am also a critic of Christianity, if by critic one means an observer who brings historical and literary judgment to bear on the texts and traditions of the church."

"Never underestimate the power of the purest joy is found in giving without expectation."

"The essence of creativity is the belief that the strength of a community lies in its compassion."

"A visionary sees the unseen and knows the strength of a community lies in its compassion."

"Never underestimate the power of the heart sees what is invisible to the eye."