There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty

I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.

I respect the state workers and I respect their unions, but we simply can't afford to pay benefits and pensions that are out of line with economic reality.

Fight as hard as you can, and then understand there's going to have to be some amount of reasonable compromise.

There is also something called the Legislature. There is something called the press. There is something called people. These are all different players on the stage.

I'm a harsh critic of the status quo.

I've worked on the urban agenda all my life. All. My. Life.