We carry our homelands within us, even as we leave them behind.

Certification standards are meaningless without rigorous enforcement.

Leadership is about having the courage to make tough decisions and the humility to learn from mistakes.

We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.