I don't know if anybody has moved up the ladder more quickly than I have.

Some might think that George W. Bush had his shortcomings, but let me tell you something - history's going to be kind to George W. Bush.

Most of all, however, critics of black conservatives say we've forgotten where we came from. I may forget a federal budget number or, God forbid, to set the alarm clock for my weekly 6 a.m. flight to Washington, but I know exactly where I came from.

It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.

There is a direct correlation between education, stable families and incarceration and crime.

To say America can have strong leadership without strong character is to say we can get water without the wet.

We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena.