When most presidents get in, they move to the center because they realize that this is a centrist country - even Reagan.

President Nixon has lost his effectiveness as the leader of this country, primarily because he has lost the confidence of the people.

Politics is not a tea party. When it is time to act, you have to move fast and decisively.

In my state, the Republican Party was the most progressive party.

I've never tried to run away from my race. I was born a black man. You know that in your bones as soon as you are able to understand this country... My approach to life about race is, I don't see the difference between black people and white people.

Animals are stylized characters in a kind of old saga - stylized because even the most acute of them have little leeway as they play out their parts.