What is happening in Detroit is not good so I don't even want to be a part of that, but there is something on the other side that I may want to be a part of so I don't know yet.

I heard somebody say that you can't judge a tree by the bark it wears but by the fruit it bears.

I know in the Christian church the old ladies use to say "what the devil meant for bad God meant for good." So some of the things that I think they went out and tried to be detrimental to my life saved me in a lot of ways.

I was never fearful or scared. I knew God had me and my wife and children knew it as well so we just marched.

Personality is a person among persons. There is no personality of one man on a desert island.

The job of being president, understanding the particular policies that America has gotten itself into over the past 400 years.

As a matter of fact since Barack Obama has been president it is more overt - I believe - than it's been since the 1940's and 50's and so I am not surprised by it. I think it's an excellent teaching tool, particular for my sons and our people to understand that we still have to build within our community. We still have to work with one another. We still have to connect even with people outside of this country.