When you are fundamentally committed to something that is right, you just decide to go down fighting. Period.

Reelection ought not to be the primary preoccupation of any politician. It ought to be standing up for truth and justice.

It takes unbelievable spiritual courage, moral fortitude, to engage in militant nonviolence.

Hatred of injustice is not the same thing as a love for everyday people.

The challenge artists face today is whether to be an underground, unheard genius, or to dilute their art for the marketplace.

Justice is what love looks like in public.

I like to be multi-contextual, which is much more important than being multicultural.