Those who have prospered and profited from life's lottery have a moral obligation to share their good fortune.

I'm running for president because I've had enough of the oil barons, the status-quo apologists, the special-interest lobbyists running amok.

I have been a long and strong supporter of civil rights in my whole career. I led the fight to get the voting rights act re-enacted. I have been a strong supporter of affirmative action. I believe in it strongly.

The Department of Education should not be producing paid political advertising for the president, it should be helping us to produce smarter students.

I don't think you can be a good listener unless you're a good listener. I think it's something that you really have to do, and if you really do it, then you can do it. If you don't do it, then you can't do it.

In every issue there are winners are losers, and the losers are plenty.

I think when everything is finally considered, I'll have a lot of support -- strong support -- not only from labor unions but from working people.