Individual responsibility, hard work, paying attention in school, faith, family all these things are important.

Death and taxes may be inevitable, but they shouldn't be related.

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

There's a whole lot more to the African-American community than entertainment and sports.

The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.

I'm not one that believes that affirmative action should be based on one's skin color or one's gender, I think it should be done based on one's need, because I think if you are from a poor white community, I think that poor white kid needs a scholarship just as badly as a poor black kid.

In addition, there is one title I cherish a great deal more than Congressman and that is the title of... Dad.