[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for read more

[He announced last week that he is leaving in three weeks to take a private-sector job in New York for an employer whose identity he said he cannot yet reveal.] I've always been a dedicated public servant, ... This was something different for me. It wasn't just a question of money. It was a number of things I couldn't refuse.

George W. Bush has not stood up and said that he's ready to talk about this issue, an issue that read more

George W. Bush has not stood up and said that he's ready to talk about this issue, an issue that is truly worthy of debate. It's a call to action.

Sure, we got a couple lucky bounces at the end of the game, but we had to put ourselves in read more

Sure, we got a couple lucky bounces at the end of the game, but we had to put ourselves in a position to take advantage of them. We never would have been there if we hadn't awoken from the funk we were in at the start.

Yeah, I know, some people are against drunk driving, and I call those people "the cops." But you know, sometimes, read more

Yeah, I know, some people are against drunk driving, and I call those people "the cops." But you know, sometimes, you've just got no choice; those kids gotta get to school!

When I look at the Hudson River, I can't help but feel overwhelmed by its beauty and responsible for its read more

When I look at the Hudson River, I can't help but feel overwhelmed by its beauty and responsible for its protection.

Numbers are like people; torture them enough and they'll tell you anything.

Numbers are like people; torture them enough and they'll tell you anything.

I've already seen the effect the film has on young people, especially girls. We were at the Pan-American Film Festival read more

I've already seen the effect the film has on young people, especially girls. We were at the Pan-American Film Festival in Los Angeles, and one girl told me, 'This movie makes me feel like I can do anything I want.' It shows that even if you don't have the resources, you can use your own will to change things.

City outreach teams have been working aggressively to convince these individuals to accept services. There's no question that we're dealing read more

City outreach teams have been working aggressively to convince these individuals to accept services. There's no question that we're dealing with a population that is difficult to engage, but we're making some headway and some of them are accepting services.

They killed my character off and as God would have it, just when they told me I would never work read more

They killed my character off and as God would have it, just when they told me I would never work again, I got cast in a little program called Roots, and as they would say, the rest is history.