"Leadership is about being a servant first."

"For far too long we've allowed the other side to paint us as racist, as sexist, inhumane war mongers - well, today as a conservative black Republican and former solider, I'm here to set that record straight."

"One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health care, our health care, our education systems, our national security, and also our local criminality."

"I don't look to a man to get pride in myself. It's not about having a black president, it's about having a good president, and I think that's the most important thing."

"Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon."

"Global political conditions make a direct American intervention difficult, but President Reagan's messianic and visceral attitude toward the Nicaraguan revolution could mean it will happen as an act of desperation."

"I'm lucky to have met so many people who have been involved in peace and who have been peace prize winners."

"My hope is that we will turn Greece into maybe the most transparent country in the world with everything on the web."