People in power have to be careful about what comes out of their mouth. They have to find exactly the right word that can't be attacked.

Racism has been for everyone like a horrible, tragic car crash, and we've all been heavily sedated from it. If we don't come into consciousness of this tragedy, there's going to be a violent awakening we don't want. The question is, can we wake up?

If I do three interviews in a day, I can be exhausted, because the process of hearing everyone requires that I empty out myself. While I'm listening, my own judgments and prejudices certainly come up. But I know I won't get anything unless I get those things out of the way.

I think we need leadership that helps us remember that part of what we are about is caring about more than the person right next to us, but the folks across the way.

I see myself first and foremost as a student of expression.

For me, first of all, I love people, I love ideas.

Some people study a text very deeply. The people are my text. I study their words and what their words sound like, over and over again.