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

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

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

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.

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

I do think, however, that there's a very diverse point of view in the African-American community. There's a lot of different voices that need to be heard. I don't claim and pretend to know the thoughts and opinions and ideas of all African-Americans.

Reparations, I believe, are talked about for political reasons, trying to cater for the purpose of getting votes. If Congress was serious about reparations - in '93 and '94 the Democrats controlled the House, the Senate and the White House, and not one single Republican vote was needed for reparations.