I wasn't predicted to be anything. I just followed an inner spirit, and it put me in the right place and the right time. I didn't want to be the mayor of Atlanta. I didn't want to run for Congress. I didn't want to work for Martin Luther King Jr. I wanted to work close to him and be a writer and write about the movement.

Beauty and love are all my dream; They change not with the changing day; Love stays forever like a stream That flows but never flows away.

There is a happy land, Far, far away, Where Saints in glory stand, Bright, bright as day.

I've been dyslexic and had Attention Deficit Disorder at some time in my life. I still read with a highlighter, but I've always loved to read.

Wishing of all strategies, is the worst.

It is a blessing to die for a cause, because you can so easily die for nothing.

I have committed my life to helping the poor, and I believe that if more companies followed Wal-Mart's lead in providing opportunity and savings to those who need it most, more Americans battling poverty would realize the American dream.