“As many know, the Chinese expression for “crisis” consists of two characters side by side. The first is the symbol for “danger,” the second the symbol for “opportunity.””

We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country.

I’m going to be focused on doing everything I possibly can to help solve the climate crisis.

A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.

In order to solve the climate crisis, we need to solve the democracy crisis.

Hurricane Sandy is a disturbing sign of things to come. We must heed this warning and act quickly to solve the climate crisis. Dirty energy makes dirty weather.

Mother Nature does not do bailouts.

Today I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years.

Take it from me, every vote counts.

I think the cost of energy will come down when we make this transition to renewable energy.

Take it from me: Elections matter.

Atheists have just as much of a right to the public discourse as any … people of any religious faith in this country.

The Congress is virtually incapable of passing any reforms unless they first get permission from the powerful special interests who are most affected by the proposal.

Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.

The global environment crisis is, as we say in Tennessee, real as rain, and I cannot stand the thought of leaving my children with a degraded earth and a diminished future.

I pledge to you today that as president, in my first budget, I will introduce the largest increase in special education ever.

We all know the leopard can’t change his stripes.

Some may never live, but the crazy never die.

RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.

The truth that we must finally confront is that Islam contains specific notions of martyrdom and jihad that fully explain the character of Muslim violence.

The most important thing in playing any character is not judging.

High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments.

He (Shaithan) is extremely patient. He won’t get you in one shot. He’ll come at you and he’ll put a little bit and a little bit and a little bit until he destroys your character.

I’ve always been a performer. That’s just what I know.

Teamwork does not come naturally. Let’s face it. We are born with certain inclinations, but sharing isn’t one of them.