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

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

America is a great country. We are so wealthy. But our one remaining challenge is to fulfill the potential of all our people. And the only way we can do that is to try to bring everybody together to a higher place.

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

In 1988, as an unknown candidate, totally unknown, I won Iowa, came in second in New Hampshire, won South Dakota. I was ahead in every Super Tuesday state the day after South Dakota. The only problem was I didn't have enough money. I had a million dollars left, and Al Gore had three and Michael Dukakis had three and it was lights out.

I led the fight for the Clinton health care plan in 1994. We failed. I learned from that experience. What I learned is you can't pass a complicated government-run plan.

I hope we can get back to what I call the kitchen table. Everyday issues that people are really worried about and focused on.