If he's - the inference is that somehow he thinks slavery is a - is a noble institution I would - I would strongly reject that assumption - that John Ashcroft is a openminded, inclusive person.

”Ariel Sharon is a man of courage and a man of peace.”

As I look back over my life, I've been an active person - obviously I was self-absorbed for a period of time.

I read the newspaper.

The best way to fight evil is to do some good. Let me qualify that—the best way to fight evil at home is to do some good. The best way to fight them abroad is to unleash the military.

What ends up happening is people form images and the image they form is, in some ways, what they want it to be. The idea of trying to correct the image is something I'm not interested in doing.

[The economic crisis ] gave people the option to put money into private accounts.