Nearly losing my life made me want to live my life..

The fact is, Bush's war policy has failed. It's failed! Who better to say so than Jack Murtha?.

The moment somebody's a president and you call him "Mr. President," (the person represents) our culture, our history, our sense as our nation..

Everybody knows they're on the Obama team: There isn't vice presidential vs. presidential division, there's not a generational pull. People have inte….

I think the most important thing for us to make judgments about is what can we really do? What can we achieve?.

We've been at war for many years in Afghanistan following 9/11. We know that we've got young men and women on the ground now. We've got our blood and….

I still believe the Lewinsky investigation was way off from the focus of what Whitewater was, which turned out to be nothing at the end of the proces….

You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that: it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before..

You never want a serious crisis to go to waste..

Deliberation is a good thing when it comes to fighting wars..

I hope President [Hamid] Karzai understands that our national security interests don't depend entirely on his decision there whether to allow a recou….

Republicans are 'bad people who deserve a two-by-four upside their heads.'.

While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tirel….

I mean,you will have an Afghan government. There are two roads here. One is obviously a run-off election or a negotiated settlement. But what's most ….

We're proud of the work we're doing to make Chicago a great city for people of all ages. Nothing's more important than keeping in mind the needs of o….

We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually..

I like what I read, I find it intellectually engaging and I don't really have that much time, so I gotta make every bit count. I read magazines and s….

Every election is different, every context is different. I believe the record I was allowed to help establish by the side of the president Bill Clint….

Counting the numbers of troops is not going to define our success here.There is no military success, ultimately, to Afghanistan. The Afghans themselv….

We have come a long way and we have a little further to go..

There was no blueprint or how-to manual for fixing a global financial meltdown, an auto crisis, two wars and a great recession, all at the same time..