I was in sit-ins to desegregate restaurants and movie houses in the '60s.

I think the only reason Clarence Thomas is on the court is because he is black

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.

Look, freedom is an overwhelming American notion. The idea that we want to see the world, the peoples of the world free is something that all of us subscribe to.

The president has a big stick.

This is absolutely bizarre that we continue to subsidize highways beyond the gasoline tax, airlines, and we don't subsidize, we don't want to subsidize a national rail system that has environmental impact.

We are Boston. We are America. We respond. We endure. We overcome. And we own the finish line.