We have to see that all of us are in the same boat.

I want to be remembered as one who tried.

When you're a black woman, you seldom get to do what you just want to do; you always do what you have to do.

I am the product of many whose lives have touched mine, from the famous, distinguished, and powerful to the little known and the poor.

We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. But also for and with those who often have so much to give but never get the opportunity.

Civil rights are civil rights. There are no persons who are not entitled to their civil rights... We have to recognize that we have a long way to go, but we have to go that way together.

The Black family of the future will foster our liberation, enhance our self-esteem, and shape our ideas and goals.