We are all afflicted by original sin; people succumbing to temptations to do and to be.

Consider what we sometimes do with our children: We imbue them with this sense, very early on, that they have got to succeed. We are not content that they just do well, they have got to wipe the floor with the opposition.

It is by standing up for the rights of girls and women that we truly measure up as men.

People are killed because they're gay. I don't think, "What do I want to do today? I want to speak up on gay rights." No. It's God catching me by my neck. I wish I could keep quiet about the plight of the Palestinians. I can't!

It is our moral obligation to give every child the very best education possible.

When I care about black liberation, it is because I care about white liberation.

Our maturity will be judged by how well we are able to agree to disagree and yet continue to love one another, to care for one another, and cherish one another and seek the greater good of the other.