I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!

A squirrel dying in front of your house may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa.

In theory one is aware that the earth revolves, but in practice one does not perceive it, the ground upon which one treads seems not to move, and one can live undisturbed. So it is with Time in one's life.

I've never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible.

The Democrats have pretty much given up on the white working class. That would require a commitment to economic issues, and that's not their concern.