I'm not here to talk about bigotry in the sense that I don't know what's in Donald Trump's heart. I hope that it's a heart of compassion.

Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor. And perhaps they should understand the role of a community organizer is to help people in distress.

Barbara Jordan is one [of the political heroes]. Her 1976 speech in New York inspired me to get into politics.

I inspired a new generation in the same way the previous generation inspired me. I believe that our democracy itself is very inspiring.

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

I think the president [Barack Obama] is right to call for a full investigation. Every federal agency involved should be - should put everything on the table, and the Democratic Party will put everything on the table.

Since Bush has been in office, African-American women have fallen behind in terms of income and wages.