Prince's words had not been meant as a warning. Rather, he had been playing. He had been pretending. He had been speaking for speaking's sake. Could there be a more despicable use for words?

What doesn't quicken dies. That's an indisputable truth of life.

I am lucky to have advisers whom I trust.

The civil rights movement was very important in my house, and then Vietnam was very important 'cause there were two boys, so I came of age during a very heated political climate.

All human beings - not merely neuro-typicals - need to be seen in ethics in the light of a conception of what is humanly important.

My past is no secret to anyone. I'm a blackguard and a sinner, and everyone knows it. These days, that's almost an asset to being a politician.