"Democrats think the country works better with a strong middle class, real opportunities for poor people to work their way into it and a relentless focus on the future, with business and government working together to promote growth and broadly shared prosperity. We think 'we're all in this together' is a better philosophy than 'you're on your own.'"

"I came of age believing that, no matter what happened, I would always be able to support myself."

"I still believe in a place called Hope."

"A lot of presidential memoirs, they say, are dull and self-serving. I hope mine is interesting and self-serving."

"What is not conservative about saying, 'Don't go to war unless we go to war properly with a full declaration of war and no other way?'"

"Everyone wants to demagogue everyone else. That may be good politics, but it's awful policy."

"Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another."

"When I am speaking about American presidents, I have to speak about my very special relations with President Clinton. He contributed more to peace than anybody else in the American sense."