By reserving the penalty of death for black defendants, or for the poor, or for those convicted of killing white persons, we perpetrate the ugly legacy of slavery-teaching our children that some lives are inherently less precious than others.

Public policy today is favoring the rich, not the poor. It's not addressing the needs of the poor.

I am in the valley of prayer on the issue of gay marriage, and I will err on the side of inclusiveness and not exclusion. I'm going to follow Jesus and say, Whosoever will, let them come. And I'm going to extend rights to all of God's children and if I am wrong, God will have to judge me.

If you don't know where you come from, it's difficult to determine where you are.- It's even more difficult to plan where you are going.

GM is pursuing gasoline-savings solutions on many fronts on the way to our ultimate vision of hydrogen fuel cell-powered transportation. E85 ethanol burns cleaner than gasoline and is a renewable, domestic fuel that can enhance the nation's economy and energy security.

We've got nearly 50 million people in America with no health insurance. That's a weapon of mass destruction.

It's interesting to me that killing damages the image of God when it's done by a person, but it doesn't damage it when it's done by the state.