Reparations, I believe, are talked about for political reasons, trying to cater for the purpose of getting votes. If Congress was serious about repar….

Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking..

I would caution all of us or I would remind all of us that any candidate that we support, they are going to be flawed..

In 1989 when I switched from Democrat to Republican, with God as my witness, not one thing changed about what I believed about one man and one woman ….

Having a Republican candidate speak at the NAACP convention is like trying to build a house starting at the roof. If you don't have a foundation, the….

They said that I had sold out and (am an) Uncle Tom. And I said well, they deserve to have that view. But I have my thoughts. And I think they're rac….

The government taxes you when you bring home a paycheck. It taxes you when you make a phone call. It taxes you when you turn on a light. It taxes yo….

My father taught that the only helping hand you're ever going to be able to rely on is the one at the end of your sleeve..

Serving in Congress has been more than an honor; it has been one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life ... It has been a wonderful ride. It….

I'm secure in who I am. I don't need the validation of those that would say, you have to be a certain thing in order to be accepted. I'm comfortable ….

Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league. ….

Governor is not the position to have in Oklahoma. It is the head coach of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State or Tulsa..

There's a whole lot more to the African-American community than entertainment and sports..

There can't be opportunity or jobs without investment and profit..

You take a poor black child. Give him a good education, tell him he's somebody, that God didn't create junk when he created him, and that black child….

Consider in Washington, around the country today we are talking about balanced budgets, paying down our national debt, getting the economy going, def….

I think that anybody that stays in school, gets good grades, pays the price, I think we are wealthy enough in the public and the private sector in Am….

I do think, however, that there's a very diverse point of view in the African-American community. There's a lot of different voices that need to be h….

There is a direct correlation between education, stable families and incarceration and crime..

If diversity is O.K. for God, it ought to be O.K. for Republicans..

In 2008, as a matter of fact, I had people accusing me of being a Senator Obama supporter because I wouldn't slam him. I said, 'Well, consider the fa….