Dr. King used Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.

We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not willing to give them first chances.

So (if) some cracker come and tell you 'Well, my mother and father blood go back to the Mayflower,' you better hold your pocket. That ain't nothing to be proud of. That means their forefathers was crooks.

James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.

As a Baptist minister, I don't have the right to impose my views on anyone else. If committed gay and lesbian couples want to marry, that is their business; none of us should stand in their way

The Democratic Party hasn't whipped anybody into a frenzy. The assumption is that the people that are marching and protesting and standing up against this don't have enough sense to stand up for their own interests.

I've seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you turn the corner, the sun will be shining.