Serving in Congress has been more than an honor; it has been one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life ... It has been a wonderful ride. It has been a wonderful journey.

Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league. It doesn't do this out of compassion or guilt. It's done for mutual survival. They understand that a league can only be as strong as its weakest team.

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

As an Oklahoma quarterback, you learn to perform under pressure.

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

They said that I had sold out and (am an) Uncle Tom. And I said well, they deserve to have that view. But I have my thoughts. And I think they're race-hustling poverty pimps.

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