"I grew up in a Navy family."

"I think self-knowledge is the rarest trait in a human being."

"I'm completely comfortable with gay marriage."

"Successful health reform must not just make health insurance affordable, affordable health insurance has to make health care affordable."

"Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them."

"Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions."

"You can't leave out half the world's experience and expect to address all the problems. Women communicate differently and process information differently, which leads them to resolve conflicts differently."

"Nature teaches us a valuable lesson: the canvas of tomorrow is painted with the actions of today."