The more you focus on sex without love, and drugs and violence, lifestyle of intimidation and recycling, the less energy you spend on opening up the big tent.

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.

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.

Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.

America is not a blanket woven from one thread, one color, one cloth.

Choose the human race over the nuclear race. Bury the weapons and don't burn the people.

We must know the difference between sweat and tears. Sweat is wet. Tears are wet. Sweat is salty. Tears are salty. But progress comes through sweat. Progress never came through tears.