Wall Street is stronger than ever.

I was a gangster when I was young. I had a Robin Hood mentality and tended to always want to support the weak against the strong, but sometimes it was cohesive and I really needed to fall in love with the power of education to find the right venue to express my rage. I still have a righteous indignation at injustice, no matter what form it takes.

You've got to love yourself enough, not only so that others will be able to love you, but that you'll be able to love others.

Courage is being true to yourself, true to a sense of integrity.

Context shapes who you are.

Part of the challenge of the Barack Obama campaign was to try to neutralize that white backlash, and of course, he was masterful in doing that.

Black people have been working hard for decades.