I know Reverend Jesse Jackson is controversial, and not a popular figure with many, but he hired me in 1984. He gave me my first job in politics.

When I look around me, I can't help having faith.

We cannot excuse the fact that he [Donald Trump] is running for president. He's a frontrunner.

When I saw the president [Barack Obama], I was a little disappointed that, you know, we were under constant attack. We never felt comfortable.

If you're not out front defining your vision, your opponent will spend gobs of money to define it for you.

Republicans bring out Colin Powell and J.C. Watts because they have no program, no policy. They have no love and no joy. They'd rather take pictures with black children than feed them.

I want to just say something very, very personal. As you know, Louisiana has undergone a lot of flooding over the last couple of weeks August 2016. And I just want to thank the American people for their generosity and supporting so many victims of that terrible flooding.