Once women are not excluded, I don't think any of us will give a damn what pronouns are used. That wasn't the point.

To be always in a state of wonder is a kind of sensitivity that can sometimes be an extraordinary blessing and sometimes a real pain.

White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people.

Poverty without a people's government looks like hopelessness, but to see poverty in organized communities is to see relief-in-progress.

My voice is my instrument. ... It is not in the throat, from where it appears to come. It is in my feet and how they touch the floor, in my legs and how they lift and sink with the rhythm of the song. It is in my hips and belly and lower back.

When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this.

The greatest warriors are the ones who fight for peace.