There's great disparity between who goes to college and who goes to jail. Who lives long and who dies prematurely, is the defining issue of our time. And I submit to you, there's a significant race dimension, it is basically class-driven.

What we have to be judged by is the work we try to do. It's public service, not perfect service.

We have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings they make a great catch, in another they drop the ball. In one they score a home run, in another they strike out. But it is their cumulative batting average that we are interested in.

So much talent comes from the base of poverty and those in the margins. You limit the base, you miss too much talent.

If you wear a hoodie but aren't registered to vote, you got the symbolism but missed the substance.

[Donald Trump] says if he wins, he`ll accept the outcome. If he lose, he will not accept the outcome. That is playing by two set of rules that is not very fair.

We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.