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.

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

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

When I'm president, we'll have executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day

Politics takes patience, time, listening and endless meetings.

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.

When you succeed (with legislation), that feeling is exhilaration. And it takes leadership from a president, which means you meet with members of Congress 24/7 and you talk and you listen.