It really takes a community to raise children, no matter how much money one has. Nobody can do it well alone. And it's the bedrock security of community that we and our children need.

We're a violent nation, and we need to confront it. This gun plague has to stop.

Service is what life is all about.

Character, self-discipline, determination, attitude and service are the substance of life.

I think it is important that people who are perceived as liberals not be afraid of talking about moral and community values.

I get very upset with all of the crowd seekers today, and people out there trying to get on TV. It ain't about you. It's about trying to make the world more just for everybody.

A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you.