When the president acts in absence of a congressional grant of authority, he can rely only upon his own independent powers. When the president takes measures incompatible with the express or implied will of Congress, his power is at its lowest ebb.

I really do not make deals.

When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.

It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.

I don't like labels. I think they conceal more than they reveal, sort of like a bikini.

The extremists took over the primary process.

When the president acts in absence of a congressional grant of authority, he can rely only upon his own independent powers. When the president takes measures incompatible with the express or implied will of Congress, his power is at its lowest ebb.