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.'

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Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around...

Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around...

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart...

Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart...

Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not...

Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not...

The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless...

The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless...

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.

Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we...

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we...

I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got...

I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got...

When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you...

When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you...

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is...

The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is...

Don't be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites...

Don't be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites...

No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.

No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

An enemy makes a true friends value apparent.

An enemy makes a true friends value apparent.