When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn't like it.

I think putting the United States down across the world is not something that a responsible person does.

President-elect [Donald] Trump won 30 of 50 states, more counties since Ronald Reagan.

What has been doing in the last week, attacking Hollywood actresses [Meryl Streep] for criticizing him, I mean what would is this guy [Donald Trump] living in?

The advent of the civil rights movement during the 50s and 60s made it very plain crystal clear to me that we had an obligation to do what we could to make real the Constitution of the United States of America.

I'm gonna say that I have followed every presidential campaign since the campaign of President [John F.] Kennedy in 1960.

The last thing we want is a monolithic viewpoint where six people are standing before a president saying the same thing over and over again.