When I left office in 1979, I was about the only one who had really left public office on my own.

I am a black man inside and outside and you are white men on the outside, but inside, you are Africans like me.

We will as soon as possible reexamine our laws and policies and eliminate all obstacles to genuine investment.

My joy knows no bounds... I will devote all my energy and all the powers available to me to the service of Nigeria and humanity.

I do have friends that are Republicans, and we have very spirited conversations on a whole range of issues. I am often baffled by why they are Republicans, but I enjoy the dialogue and can move beyond politics to find common ground in my personal relationships.

I'm not necessarily opposed to greater American involvement. But if that's the way the Mexican government wants to go, it needs to come clean about it. Just look at what we learned from Iraq. Secrecy led to malfeasance. It led to corrupt contracting.

While the budget resolution is a nonbinding blueprint, it is, nevertheless, an important guideline for Congress. Once the President's proposed budget is received by Congress on the first Monday of February, Congress generally goes to work on appropriating the funds required.

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.