President Obama knows that wars are not to be entered into lightly; he knows that overseas conflicts don't only do damage in the land in which they are fought, but in the land of those who fight them, as well.

In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.

In the executive branch, winning by a whisker is as good as winning in a landslide, but not so in the Senate.

Students of America, working families of America: President Obama will not turn his back on you.

Every dollar spent on education should go toward helping our teachers teach and our students learn.

My father is very dry and very quick-witted, and my mother is very silly. It was the perfect combination because I got an education in physical and verbal comedy.

I'm not just a politician, I'm a guy who has a real deep, substantive, commitment to education.

I needed more knowledge in rigging and knotting. I started collecting books on knots and really learning more and more. That's how it started. And also in magic, of course. With a piece of rope, you can do magic.