I can't change the past, but one person can change the future - anything can happen.

You can't pick when you're touched. You can't pick the time. It just is. It's the reality. What it is, is. I can't change the past. I can only deal with the present and the future.

Hillary Clinton could say she was a woman and running for president. And Sarah Palin could say she was a woman and running for vice-president. But Obama couldn't say, 'I'm black and I'm running for president.' It couldn't come out of his mouth. He couldn't say that because, if he did, he'd lose votes.

A goat's a goat. Whether you sauté or barbeque it, it's still a goat.

I don't want affirmative action - too much affirmative, not enough action.

Listen, we've got one little ol' black president, and white folks are upset, but they've had 43.

I love Obama because he is proof all black people don't look alike. Nobody every told me, 'Good morning, Mr. President.' We don't all look alike.