I had the honor to meet Nelson Mandela, and I heard him explain his forgiveness of his captors of 27 years by saying hatred and bitterness is destructive - the power is in love and forgiveness.

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.

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

Every proposal I'm making, every idea I'm advancing has a single, central purpose: to revive a failing economy and give working Americans the help and security they need.

Al Gore is a good man. He is a decent, caring man. He listens to his heart and his head. He loves his family.

Democracy is interactive... Its a constant job of information, education, explanation, listening, and interactive communication.