Indeed, as soon as he took office, Senator Mitch McConnell announced that his top priority was to deny President [Barack] Obama a second term.

There's no great, white bigot; there's just about 200 million little white bigots out there.

History belongs to she who holds the pen...If we don't tell our stories, they won't be told.

When public policy is directed toward urban spaces, it is directed toward people who sit at the margins.

Black child poverty is higher. As I write in the epilogue, "Yes we can. No he didn't. President [Barack] Obama didn't push black people backward, but he missed the opportunity to move us forward."

Frankly, I'd love to see a multiparty system, like we have in some of our European countries. But I'm not sure how to get there.

If people don't know about you, that's not on them, it's on you.

George W. Bush is evil. He is a terrorist. He is evil. He is arrogant. And he is out of control.

President [Barack] Obama's pick of Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education was abysmal.

If past behavior is any indication, Donald Trump's behavior would not be acceptable.

We have a very large military community - veterans and others - who basically do believe in the militarism.

A man might share his wealth, but never his authority.

The Buddha promised release from something we all understand: suffering. By contrast, no one can say what was the original sin, and no one understands how the suffering of Christ can redeem it.

The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.

There is only one calamity: ignorance. And there is only one solution: enlightenment.

I'm creating my niche. My niche is going to be "shirtless guy."

To get rid of anger you can change the situation or change how you think about the situation.

I had a 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' experience as governor.

Language develops by interacting with other people talking to you.

Poor Martin. Geek or no, committing his soul to eternal damnation was a helluva price to pay for six minutes.

Why is it better to last than to burn?