Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not mentioning in their stories any longer that I'm black. I tell them, 'Don't stop now. If I shot somebody you'd mention it.'

Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not mentioning in their stories any longer that I'm black. I tell them, 'Don't stop now. If I shot somebody you'd mention it.'

When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I'll like it or not. Disagreement, at this stage, stimulates me. But once a decision has been made, the debate ends. From that point on, loyalty means executing the decision as if it were your own.

is very anxious to meet with me so we can talk about next steps, how we move forward from this current situation to get back to discussions that would lead to a negotiating summit.

We knew there would be days when our anxieties would well up and we would be afraid to take the next step, and we are approaching one such moment now, ... We'll have to take that next step.

does not seek dominion.