Once bitten, you seldom lose the political bug.

Election victories are a harvest. You plant the seed. For months or years, you water and tend them. In the election season, you reap the harvest.

The member of Congress who forgets his constituents' needs usually serves only one term.

America is the only country in the world that classifies as Negro any person who has one drop of African blood in his or her veins.

I spent many years working for voting rights, but we still see sophisticated efforts, led by white officials, to disenfranchise black voters in local and national elections.

In elective politics, it's up or out. You go up the ladder, or you get out of the game.

My entire life has been devoted to breaking down barriers, to finding common ground.