We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.

Now, I've lived long enough to know that race relations are better than they were 10 or 20 or 30 years ago no matter what some folks say. You can see it not just in statistics, you see it in the attitudes of young Americans across the political spectrum. But we're not where we need to be. And all of us have more work to do.

If you have health insurance, then you don't have to do anything. If you've got health insurance through your employer, you can keep your health insurance, keep your choice of doctor, keep your plan.

You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.

We need to teach our kids that it's not just the winner of the Super Bowl who deserves to be celebrated, but the winner of the science fair.

I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage.

It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy