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

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.

To stand still is to regress.

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.

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

Historically we have rejected extremism on the left and the right. Centrism is the right course for America.