On the political front, of course it's a zero-sum game. If it's all white males holding positions, you bring 10 women in, then it's, 'Women are coming!' Get 10 blacks and it's, 'Blacks are coming!' 'Hispanics are coming!' Zero-sum game. The seatmates might change but the chairs don't move. In the economy, the number of chairs can actually increase.

Obama used to be a community organizer. He knows how to build communities.

What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.

Statehood for the District of Columbia is the most important civil rights and social justice issue in America today.

Success needs no explanation. Failure does not have one that matters.

People like to say don't abort, adopt. But I'm saying don't strip, scholarship.

If the states had to vote on slavery, we would have lost the vote.