A rule without exceptions is an instrument capable of doing mischief to the innocent and bringing grief - as well as injustice - to those who should gain exemptions from the rule's functioning.

Courage is a finite resource, it is exhausted by the terrors we face.

I live to harass white folks.

Few whites are ready to actively promote civil rights for blacks.

Resistance is a powerful motivator precisely because it enables us to fulfill our longing to achieve our goals while letting us boldly recognize and name the obstacles to those achievements.

Education leads to enlightenment. Enlightenment opens the way to empathy. Empathy foreshadows reform.

We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained.