We were trying to transform America, not triumph over white folk.

There is a sense in which the United States Ambassador speaks to the United States, as well as for the United States. I have always seen my role as a thermostat, rather than a thermometer. So I'm going to be actively working... for my own concerns. I have always had people advise me on what to say, but never on what not to say.

No nation as rich as ours should have so many people isolated on islands of poverty in such a sea of material wealth.

Look at those they call unfortunate and at a closer view, you'll find many of them are unwise.

No one who's white thinks he's innocent. No one who's black thinks he's guilty.

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

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.