Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for...

To all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.

I’ve been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

But they sense … that with just a change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, … They know we can do better. And they want that choice.

Mr. Bennett should immediately apologize to the nation for making a statement that clearly crossed the line.

Issues are never simple. One thing I’m proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.

There is not a liberal America and a conservative America – there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America – there’s the United States of America.

What I’ve realized is that life doesn’t count for much unless you’re willing to do your small part to leave our children — all of our children — a better world. Any fool can have a child. That doesn’t make you a father. It’s the courage to raise a child that makes you a father.

Over the last fifteen months we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been to fifty-seven states. I think, one left to go.

Kita menganggap keimanan sebagai sumber kenyamanan dan pemahaman, tetapi mendapati ekspresi kita akan hal itu justru menyebarkan perpecahan. Kita percaya, diri kita adalah orang-orang yang toleran meskipun berbagai ketegangan rasial, agama, dan kultural mencemari lanskap kehidupan kita. Dan alih-alih berusaha menyelesaikan atau memediasi konflik ini, politik kita justru mengipasinya, mengeksploitasinya, dan menjadikan kita terpecah-belah.

I didn’t see the weapons of mass destruction at the time, I didn’t think there was an imminent threat from Saddam Hussein.

I think that the entire country felt shame about what had happened,

What’s your name, sweetie? You look so pretty, … You made this heart and you decided to give it to Bill Clinton, didn’t you?

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans – an avian flu pandemic.

How does the saying go? When two locusts fight, it is always the crow that feasts.’Is that a Luo expression?’ I asked. Sayid’s face broke into a bashful smile. We have a similar expression in Luo,’ he said, ‘but actually I must admit that I read this particular expression in a book by Chinua Achebe....

I believe a stronger sense of empathy would tilt the balance of our current politics in favor of those people who are struggling in this society. After all if they are like us, then their struggles are our own. If we fail to help we diminish ourselves.

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted, for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and...

These are trips not initiated by me; these are trips that other people think will be helpful. For every invitation I’ve accepted, I’ve turned down 100.

People can sort of put it off, and it’s not confronting you day-to-day in an immediate sort of way. The consequence of inaction can be enormous, but I think it’s one of those issues where until it’s too late, you don’t see a problem.

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, ‘Huh. It works. It makes sense.’

The Russian Federation only allows [international] departures from three airports in the country, not from Perm,

Scientists and engineers ought to stand side by side with athletes and entertainers as role models.

Orang takkan pernah terlalu sibuk untuk memahami asalnya. –Nenek

The emotions between the races could never be pure; even love was tarnished by the desire to find in the other some element that was missing in ourselves. Whether we sought out our demons or salvation, the other race would always remain just that: menacing, alien, and apart.

I hope we realize that the people of New Orleans weren’t just abandoned during the hurricane, … They were abandoned long ago to murder and mayhem in the streets, to substandard schools, to dilapidated housing, to inadequate health care, to a pervasive sense of hopelessness.

All of the workers have masks on. Why don’t we? … This doesn’t breed a lot of confidence.

What I value most about Pastor Wright is not his day-to-day political advice. He’s much more of a sounding board for me to make sure that I am speaking as truthfully about what I believe as possible and that I’m not losing myself in some of the hype and hoopla and stress that’s involved in...

The American story has never been about things coming easy. It has been about rising to the moment when the moment is hard. About rejecting panicked division for purposeful unity. About seeing a mountaintop from the deepest valley. That is why we remember that some of the most famous words ever spoken by an American...

That’s just how white folks will do you. It wasn’t merely the cruelty involved; I was learning that black people could be mean and then some. It was a particular brand of arrogance, an obtuseness in otherwise sane people that brought forth our bitter laughter. It was as if whites didn’t know they were being...

Let me tell your something. I’m from Chicago. I don’t break.

The fact that you have now questioned my sincerity … is regrettable but does not in any way diminish my deep respect for you nor my willingness to find a bipartisan solution to this problem.

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.

Whoever was in charge of planning was so detached from the realities of inner city life in New Orleans … that they couldn’t conceive of the notion that they couldn’t load up their SUV’s, put $100 worth of gas in there, put some sparkling water and drive off to a hotel and check in with...

You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.

‎Teachers matter. So instead of bashing them, or defending the status quo, let’s offer schools a deal. Give them the resources to keep good teachers on the job, and reward the best ones. In return, grant schools flexibility: To teach with creativity and passion; to stop teaching to the test; and to replace teachers who...

We say we value the legacy we leave the next generation and then saddle that generation with mountains of debt. We say we believe in equal opportunity but then stand idle while millions of American children languish in poverty. We insist that we value family, but then structure our economy and organize our lives so...

He’s basically a good man. But he doesn’t know me. Any more than he knew that girl that looked after your mother. He can’t know me, not the way I know him. Maybe some of these Hawaiians can, or the Indians on the reservation. They’ve seen their fathers humiliated. Their mothers desecrated. But your grandfather...

There’s been this argument, somehow, that we can pay for (Hurricane) Katrina entirely by (spending) cuts, across-the-board cuts,

When it comes to issues of security against terrorist threats as well as against infectious diseases, these threats know no borders.

Americans… still believe in an America where anything’s possible – they just don’t think their leaders do.

In the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union, now you have these dispersed power centers, … They are clearly still working out the kinks.

But know this America: we will meet them

I had begun to see a new map of the world, one that was frightening in its simplicity, suffocating in its implications. We were always playing on the white man’s court, Ray had told me, by the white man’s rules. If the principal, or the coach, or a teacher, or Kurt, wanted to spit in...

A nation that can’t control its energy sources can’t control its future.

We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.

It’s one thing when you’re reading about a nuclear site in a book. It’s another thing to be able to describe what I’ve seen, … You realize as a senator there are so many issues out there tugging on people, you’ve got to make things vivid for them in order to capture people’s attention.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.

I listened to a Republican colleague work himself into a lather over a proposed plan to provide school breakfasts to preschoolers. Such a plan, he insisted, would crush their spirit of self-reliance. I had to point out that not too many five-year-olds I knew were self-reliant, but children who spent their formative years to hungry...