“When I came to faith, I was on pro-choice boards, and I dropped off of those because you couldn't read the Bible and be pro-choice.”

“Academic freedom and free speech mean the right to consider ideas with which you might disagree.”

“Hillary Clinton is in political trouble and perhaps even legal trouble over her use of private e-mail accounts and bypassing government-issued accounts containing substantial amounts of information that belongs to the federal government. But ultimately, I don't think this latest controversy will hurt her presidential ambitions.”

“Anger in the black community towards Republicans is established and immutable.”

“When I came to faith, I was on pro-choice boards, and I dropped off of those because you couldn't read the Bible and be pro-choice.”

“We need to gather intelligence, but we need to do so legally.”

“If we have intelligence on the location of terrorist training centers, it is insane not to act.”

“Ever since 9/11, our intelligence agencies, as part of the 'war on terror,' have expanded their operations to include American citizens. I was 'terrorized' when I learned that the National Security Agency was intercepting information on Americans.”

“There is a huge difference between gathering intelligence in foreign countries, even our allies, and secretly getting information on U.S. citizens.”

“I came from a dysfunctional family - very dysfunctional. And my father used to find great humor in throwing me down the stairs.”