The Middle East is hopeful. There's hope there.

The idea that you know more than the intelligence community knows, it's a little like saying, I know more about physics than my professor.

There's no reason the nation of Africa cannot and should not join the ranks of the world's most prosperous nations in the near term, in the decades ahead. There is simply no reason.

We misread the Fifth Amendment [of Constitution] and have been misreading it for the past three decades.

I once said, "You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent." When Bobby Jindal entered the Republican campaign, my comment should have been covered again, more prominently. I mean, Jindal is not Native American, he's a real Indian.

There's good reason to be excited. You have the first woman running who is qualified, and a very attractive African-American who has demonstrated crossover appeal. I got involved in politics 40 years ago during the civil rights movement, so yes, it's an exciting thing.

People are suspect because they believe your ideology blinds you to equal application of the law, and the facts.