The successful leader does not talk down to people. He lifts them up.

I never say something I cannot do. And I always will do more than I can say.

People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I earned everything I've got.

There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white.

The three most difficult words to speak are, "I was wrong."

I often thought that if there had been a good rap group around in those days, I might have chosen a career in music instead of politics.

'Environment' is not an abstract concern, or simply a matter of aesthetics, or of personal taste - although it can and should involve these as well. Man is shaped to a great extent by his surroundings. Our physical nature, our mental health, our culture and institutions, our opportunities for challenge and fulfillment, our very survival - all of these are directly related to and affected by the environment in which we live. They depend upon the continued healthy functioning of the natural systems of the Earth.