Religion is interesting because it brings out the best and the worst in humanity. It can be a source of good deeds whether it's people from different spiritual backgrounds coming together to help other people in need after a crisis. But it's also a cause for war and bloodshed.

We're all sick of holy wars and bloodshed because religion is supposed to give us life and a better life and is supposed to bring out our best self. When it results in mass destruction and hatred and anxiety it's the antithesis I think of what religion was designed to do.

My great religion is a belief in the blood the flesh as being wiser than the intellect. We can go wrong in our minds. But what our blood feels and believes and says is always true. The intellect is only a bit and a bridle.

I am blood type O-positive which I remember by staying 'optimistic positive.'

What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia which is an aberration in your white blood cells.

We talked about politics constantly in my family growing up in North Carolina. There were always debates. Being of Greek background it's in our blood to drink coffee and talk politics.

I think to be in politics you have to have the taste for blood on that.

Yes politics IS war without bloodshed and war is an extension of those politics.

Politics is a blood sport.

Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.