I want people to come together and listen respectfully.

I can't speculate on what did or did not happen. I only know what I said and what I intended to convey.

At the risk of appearing predictable, the Bible was and remains the biggest influence on my thinking. I was raised reading it, memorizing passages from it and being guided by it. I still find it a source of wisdom, comfort and encouragement.

I don't think most Americans understand that, for certain very wealthy people, our federal income tax system is a subsidy system that makes them richer.

One murder is too many. But it is important that we learn about what has been effective.

I mean you've got a conservative and right-winged press presence with really nothing on the other end of the political spectrum.

If you were an elected member of Congress and people in your constituency were losing jobs and shutting businesses and everybody in the press is saying it's all the fault of Wall Street, you can't sit idly by and do nothing, but what you do is really important.