President Obama is perhaps the most ideologically-motivated president in American history. But according to the ultimate authority, Barack Obama, he's a mere pragmatist.
At the unveiling at the White House of the presidential portrait, President Bush pointed out that Hillary Clinton was the first sitting Senator in history to have her portrait hanging in the White House.
History has shown that one cannot legislate a culture of integrity. And yet, one of the paramount responsibilities and challenges of corporate leadership is to ensure such a culture.
May 4th is a particularly memorable day in American history because 84 years to the day before May 4, 1970, there was another demonstration at the Haymarket Square in Chicago.
I remember how my dad was so into herbal solutions and health food well before that stuff became popular.
I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.
In Wisconsin, We're at the forefront of research that might one day bring cures for diseases like Parkinsons and Alzheimers, and we must seize its great potential.
I've always thought that I'm kind of a cross between a young Bill Clinton and Lyle Lovett. And I just want to say I'm proud of that. Those are two good looking guys.
There was definitely a lack of any sort of villain in the Clinton era, which is why, when Columbine happened, it was easy to pick on me. My face was around, and it made good TV.
In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value.
Nobody wants campaign finance reform more than me. It would save me a fortune.
I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds.
If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.
I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.
Large companies cannot finance political parties as their shareholders and employees have different political views.
If we can increase the share of Islamic finance for the world, countries can benefit - and certainly, Malaysia can benefit from that.
Our lifestyle, our wildlife, our land and our water remain critical to our definition of Wyoming and to our economic future.
We're Americans. We shape our own future. Let's start by standing up for President Barack Obama.
As the BBC approaches the final phase of decisions about its future, it will be important for those involved to be established in post and ready to take responsibility for implementation of the outcome.
It is conceded by all that man is the very highest type of all living creatures on the earth. His intelligence is far superior to that of any other earthly being.
And I understand that, I testified in closed hearings over eight years because there are intelligence matters, there are sensitive matters that should not be held in a public hearing.