An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed in retaliation.

Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.

If you give your life to a cause in which you believe, and if it is right and just, and if your life comes to an end as a result of this, then your life could not have been spent in a more redemptive way. I think that is what my husband has done.

The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.

When you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone.

Without Coretta Scott King, there would not have been a Martin Luther King, Jr. in the way that we know him.

We must eliminate the gulf of mistrust and ignorance that keeps us from learning from each other.