"I pledge to you today that as president, in my first budget, I will introduce the largest increase in special education ever."

"A president who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of our government."

"I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth, environmental protection, improvements in our educational system."

"While President Bush likes to project an image of strength and courage, the real truth is that in the presence of his large financial contributors, he is a moral coward."

"Social media is not about the exploitation of technology but service to community."

"I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of diddling with his computer."

"With nine degrees of warming, computer models project that Australia will look like a disaster movie. Habitats for most vertebrates will vanish. Water supply to the Murray-Darling Basin will fall by half, severely curtailing food production."

"The advantage of the internet is that it has taken away the charade of politics. China has heard of democracy and people know about certain concepts they wouldn't have previously."