My fondest hope is that 'Roots' may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall.

In the bush, trust no one you don't know.

Every time an old person dies, it's like a library burning down.

Unless we learn from history, we are destined to repeat it. This is no longer merely an academic exercise, but may contain our worlds fate and our destiny.

The anti-blackness has generated new forms of youth involvement in anti-whiteness, which in some cases is appalling.

I am really quite proud of most of the people I " know who have "made it," who do things to help people.

History is written by winners.