I don't think that (U.S. President) George Bush...is a man of honor.

You can be arrested and not charged. You can be arrested and have no right to counsel.

In poor environment, I find great inspiration. Many of the men and women whom I admire as artists, the things they write, the songs they sing, the admission is filled with inspired moments to overcome oppression.

These children and their parents know that getting an education is not only their right, but a passport to a better future - for the children and for the country.

Where is the raised voice of black America? Why are we mute?

I think there's a lot that the larger society could have been taught or can be taught, but I'm not sure - given how unyielding the larger society has been - that much has been learned.

I think now, with our technology, our capacity to grow food, our ability to stop raping the Earth and destroying the ecology and killing off fellow creatures, we have a chance to bring a new harmony and a new path to human development.