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

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

To stand still is to regress.

Politics is not a tea party. When it is time to act, you have to move fast and decisively.

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.

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

My parents taught me that racial prejudice is a sin, one that robs the world of great minds and talents.