If it ain't broke, don't fix it' is the slogan of the complacent, the arrogant or the scared. It's an excuse for inaction, a call to non-arms.

Sometimes what my analytical mind says to me is not what I'll do.

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.

If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn't prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not mentioning in their stories any longer that I'm black. I tell them, 'Don't stop now. If I shot somebody you'd mention it.'

I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.