You'd be amazed at the number of people who want to introduce themselves to you in the men's room. It's the most bizarre part of this entire thing.

When I was in Vietnam I learned a lot about the promises that soldiers make to each other. The Marines have a promise to never leave behind their dead. In this country, as citizen soldiers, we need to make the commitment to each other that we will never leave our veterans behind.

America is the most powerful economy in the world. We're an $18-trillion-dollar economy.

I would rather be the candidate of the NAACP than the NRA.

I'm fascinated by rap and by hip-hop. I think there's a lot of poetry in it. There's a lot of anger, a lot of social energy in it. And I think you'd better listen to it pretty carefully, 'cause it's important.

I'm motivated by my passion for our basic values, protecting our interests, and for protecting the future.

If you think I would have gone to war the way George Bush did, don't vote for me.