Life is the division of human cells, a process which begins at conception.

One of the big mistakes Republicans made with the Contract with America is that they tried to do too much too fast, and people revolted against it.

Politics takes patience, time, listening and endless meetings.

Eventually I foresee voting on the Internet, which will lead to much more direct democracy.

And the president should be doing more about education than saying, 'Lights, camera, action.'

I grew up in the '50s and '60s when Jack Kennedy was president. We would watch him on television. And our teachers always talked about the good things public servants could do. I thought maybe that's something I should do. So when I got out of law school, my wife, Jane, and I became precinct captains.

I think in some cases busing did improve the situation in some areas; in some cases it didn't. We had busing in St. Louis, and it has been ended and we are using other methods of trying to better integrate the schools.