We need a president who is focused on defeating every single ISIS terrorist and protecting the homeland, which should be the first priority.

The one thing that might have stopped San Bernardino, that might have stopped 9/11 would have been stricter controls on those who came here.

If you look on the Republican side, the two Republicans who have most energized young people in modern times are Ronald Reagan and Ron Paul.

Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people.

Tim Kaine is your friend's dad who catches you smoking weed at a sleepover and doesn't rat you out but talks to you about brain development.

It is so painful to suggest that we go back to think about these days where an African-American could not be a citizen of the United States.

I do plan to be on the podium with President Clinton when she's inaugurated in January 2017 - but I'm going to be sitting with the senators.

In my first week as a U.S. senator, I had the privilege of participating in the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

I would say that the key doctrine of the Sanders administration would be no, we cannot continue to do it alone; we need to work in coalition.

Who said that think we should normalize relations with Iran tomorrow? I never said that. I think we should move forward as quickly as we can.

Politics in a democratic society should not be treated like a baseball game, a game show or a soap opera. The times are too serious for that.

I think the wealthiest people in America are doing phenomenally well, 52 percent of all new income generated today goes to the top 1 percent.

Republicans talk a good game about veterans, but when it came to put money on the line to protect our veterans, frankly, they were not there.

Tyrants and dictators have incited hatred against ethnic and religious minorities for centuries in order to consolidate power for themselves.

American foreign policy needs to be driven by what will get results and what is legal, not by what satisfies our primal instincts of revenge.

There was a small point in my life in law school, right before I moved to Newark, when I didn't know what I wanted to do, and I felt so lost.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the thousands of marathon runners, onlookers, city officials and others affected by this senseless tragedy.

People have hearts, they have kids, they get jobs, they get sick, they cry, they dance. They live, they love, and they die. And that matters.

Those policies - more taxes, more regulation, more debt, more spending, more government - will make American worse. It just will, in my view.

It's not so much the attorney general's job to decide what laws to enforce. We should do our jobs and enforce laws effectively as we're able.

Youre perceived as being a success if you find a job in some big city and work with hundreds of other people and draw a paycheck every month.

I believe strongly that we should have nominees to the United States Supreme Court based on their qualifications rather than any litmus test.

There's going to be other wars. I'm sorry to tell you, there's going to be other wars. We will never surrender, but there will be other wars.

I can only express satisfaction that the Dear Leader is joining the likes of Gaddafi, Bin Laden, Hitler, and Stalin in a warm corner of hell.

Americans are sick of the idea of the government taking over everything and trying to run it. We don't know how to run a bank, a car company.

I'm for Simpson-Bowles. It doesn't raise taxes, it closes loopholes and takes the money we would give to a few people and put it on the debt.

You want to see a war on women? Come with me to Iraq and Afghanistan, folks. I've been there 35 times. I will show you what they do to women.

There's a lot of work to be done if you're going to run for president or if you're going to run for re-election in a state as big as Florida.

I have a very clear idea of what the Freedom Caucus has done to this country by terrorizing both the Republican Party and the America people.

These guidelines contemplate a policy that will grant special benefits to illegal immigrants based on their unlawful presence in the country.

I think we need to respect the wishes of voters. They have been busily at work making these decisions in primary after primary after primary.

Chief Justice [John] Roberts compared judges to umpires, who apply rules they did not write and cannot change to the competition before them.

I've repeatedly voted for sanctions against Iran. And I think all options should be on the table to prevent them from having nuclear weapons.

There is so much uncertainty out there, and the government in Washington doesn't seem to get it. What's needed is a new business environment.

When the American people find out how their government has secretly interpreted the Patriot Act, they will be stunned and they will be angry.

We need to remain a nation that doesn't just welcome but that celebrates legal immigrants who come here seeking to pursue the American Dream.

Do you want a you're hired president in Hillary Clinton or a you're fired president in Donald Trump? I don't think that's such a hard choice.

There is clearly a Christian New Testament tradition that warns against praying loudly in the front of the temple where everyone can see you.

Demagoguery sells. And therefore, radio stations will put it on. But that doesn't mean that you can't do something else and also make it sell.

People are hurting and angry, and they want something to be able to stand up and fight for. That's what I believe the antidote is to Trumpism.

Who do you think controls the Republican Party? Big money controls the Republican Party. This is where their campaign contributions come from.

Your story is for - voting for every disastrous trade agreement, and voting for corporate America. Did I vote against the Wall Street bailout?

I think we should look to countries like Denmark, like Sweden and Norway, and learn from what they have accomplished for their working people.

Human nature being what it is, people don't want to acknowledge that a problem exists when they know they have 35 other problems to deal with.

The road to some of the darkest moments of history have been paved with the rants of petty demagogues against ethnic minorities for centuries.

President Bush has proven he'll take a stand and fight for his programs and initiatives. It's the kind of leadership that makes things happen.

Many civil rights came about, not when they were passed into law, but because the federal government did what it should and saw them enforced.

Greatness is helping others realize they are great, beautiful and capable. Genius is seeing the wonder and possibility in those others ignore.

You can be like a thermometer, just reflecting the world around you. Or you can be a thermostat, one of those people who sets the temperature.

If we can get back to where I can earmark money to bring it home to Illinois... to make us a stronger economy, I'm going to continue to do it.

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