Senator Joe Biden is pretty clean and articulate for a white guy.

Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.

For me, personally, the most difficult moments had to do with not just terrorist attacks, but also shootings.

I just want to repeat that there's nothing that we've proposed that would make it harder for you to purchase a firearm.

I have great respect for both President Obama and the office that he holds

On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we're going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future.

I am absolutely convinced that race relations on the whole are actually better now than they were 20 years [ago].