I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!

I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.

A squirrel dying in front of your house may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa.

Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.

I've never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible.