I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.

It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did.

There's a whole industry of conservatives saying, 'Ah, it's those damn liberals,' and a whole group of liberals saying, 'It's all those damn conservatives.'.

There's no such thing as an independent person.

Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous.

I think sometimes negative campaigning, like so much, is in the eye of the beholder, and I don't think we'll ever get rid of it.

I don't think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization.