"The fight is always the same within the Democratic Party, isn't it? The more things change, the more they stay the same."

"This is a generation weaned on Watergate, and there is no presumption of innocence and no presumption of good intentions. Instead, there is a presumption that, without relentless scrutiny, the government will misbehave."

"That someone like Obama could be elected president of the United States - with its unrivaled power and prestige - has begun to restore the country's and the world's faith in America as the land of opportunity."

"That's not to say that women's priorities are better than men's. Rather, when women are empowered, when they can speak from the experience of their own lives, they often address different, previously neglected issues. And families and whole communities benefit."

"Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars."

"The relationship between the prophet and the President, the priest and the President, is a sacred one."

"The nuclear arsenal that Pakistan has, I believe is secure. I think the government and the military have taken adequate steps to protect that."

"Here we will solve with laws and dollars, problems that too many people around the world still must solve with violence and civil war."