Service is a limitless opportunity, it is the reason why we breathe.

You know, you have to start with hope...you don't get anywhere in this country without hope. So it's a necessity. What Barack says is that people have to understand hope isn't just blind optimism. It isn't passive. It isn't just sitting there waiting for things to get better. Hope is the vision that you have to have. It's the inspiration that moves people into action...There are more people engaged in this political process in this year than we've seen in my lifetime. And it is all because of hope because people believe in the possibility of something unseen.

I tell my kids, 'I am thinking about you every other minute of my day.'

The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that's what's happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal.

The realities are that, you know, as a black man, you know, Barack can get shot going to the gas station, you know.

I think I'm probably more typical of the average American who doesn't have a connection to a military community.

Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.