No one who has lived through the second half of the 20th century could possibly be blind to the enormous impact of exchange programs on the future of countries.

Being president is a lot like running a cemetery. You've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.

I tried marijuana once. I did not inhale.

Dream big and chase your dreams—hold on to optimism—even in failure, amazing things will happen.

I think I did something for the worst possible reason--just because I could.

Pessimism is an excuse for not trying and a guarantee to a personal failure.

We should pass a flex time law that allows employees to take their overtime pay in money or in time off, depending on what's better for their family.

AIDS is no longer a death sentence for those who can get the medicines. Now it's up to the politicians to create the "comprehensive strategies" to better treat the disease.

No generation has had the opportunity, as we now have, to build a global economy that leaves no-one behind. It is a wonderful opportunity, but also a profound responsibility.

The road to tyranny, we must never forget, begins with the destruction of the truth.