Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and I believe continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards

You constantly hear about voter fraud... but you don't see huge amounts of vote fraud out there.

I don't even talk about whether or not racial profiling is legal. I just don't think racial profiling is a particularly good law enforcement tool.

I am the attorney general of the United States. But I am also a black man.

No individual or company, no matter how large or how profitable, is above the law.

Due process and judicial process are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security.

The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process.

I'll leave here with my head held high and with confidence that history will judge my time here.

Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long, and for no truly good law enforcement reason.

The American people can be - and deserve to be - assured that actions taken in their defense are consistent with their values and their laws.

We must stand our ground to ensure that our laws reduce violence and take a hard look at laws that contribute to more violence than they prevent.

What the average call excellent, the excellent call average.

The promise of a kiss will carry us forward.

American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.

In every affair consider what precedes and what follows, and then undertake it

It is loneliness that makes the loudest noise. This is true of men as of dogs.

A photograph can look any way.

Reform keeps many scores of newspapers in its service, but not one man.

Every negative event contains within it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.

If any of my men kill prisoners, I'll kill them.

I'm interested in the impact my movies have on people and how it affects them, and what they like and what they don't like - and what they take away from it. What leaves an impression, you know?