You don't want to destroy the energy that comes out of a campaign.

In every community, whether large or small, there are people who lead in their community in easy and difficult times.

I'll be one of the spokespeople, one of the people who sells the Administration's plans.

In fairy tales, the children are saved by caring adults. We need more caring adults in the lives of our children.

Every year, I am reminded of the kids who aren't in the freshman class and aren't graduating. I remember every single one of them. That is the worst of times for me, to see the future snuffed out.

I'm pretty disciplined and am almost always on schedule.

I would argue that we have a generation of young people, particularly minorities, who are no longer putting up with the kinds of things their parents put up with. They're much more self-confident. It's no longer acceptable to make fun of people because of race or sex. But it has always been present in American society.