We needed someone to recognize the importance of check and balances, accountability, transparency. There was a real systemic problem at South Carolina State, a problem that has gone on for 25 or 30 years

It's not surprising that you wouldn't see that side of me on television, but in real life I find the world to be quite a funny place.

I find that those who voted for George W. Bush are less offended by his religious references, and those who voted for Bill Clinton did not seem offended at all when people prayed at his inauguration.

On immigration, there are a lot of hurdles before anything arrives at the White House.

Act right all the time, because someone's always watching.

Even marginal progress could be affected by investigations in Little Rock and in Washington.

We used to say in the black community that if somebody else caught a cold, we caught pneumonia.