"There has been a shift to what may be defined as a culture of negativity which goes well beyond coverage of politics."

"To me, marriage is partly a religious thing and I'm not religious."

"May I share with you my earliest memory of a political row? It was with my mother, about the Queen - classic Freudian stuff, shrinks would say. I was eight, and refusing to watch the Queen's Christmas Day broadcast."

"There is something in me that makes me see things through."

"No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem."

"With respect to Barack Obama, let's face it Barack Obama is an iconic figure in the African-American community. We respect that. We understand that. African-Americans are going to vote for the first black president, especially when he happens to share the liberal politics on economic issues that many in that community hold."

"Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced."

"Our young people have come to look upon war as a kind of beneficent deity, which not only adds to the national honor but uplifts a nation and develops patriotism and courage."