I very much believe in values-based leadership, and that the values that I believe in and try to govern by are transcendent values. They have nothing to do with race or even with political parties. Secondly, I think nothing substitutes for the power of the grassroots by showing them the courtesy of going to them where they are and inviting them to take part in the political process.

Anybody who knows me knows that I'm no attack dog.

It's a free country. I wish it weren't.

Let's go tell everyone we meet that, when the American dream is at stake, you want Barack Obama in charge.

Hope for the best and work for it.

Don't tell me words don't matter.

I’m planning to stay in politics now, but, you know, George Burns worked until he was 100. I don’t know. I don’t want to be a Senator until I’m honored.