The crown jewel of Dr. King`s movement was to protect the right to vote for all citizens.

We must know the difference between sweat and tears. Sweat is wet. Tears are wet. Sweat is salty. Tears are salty. But progress comes through sweat. Progress never came through tears.

That's just like America. It's made up of lots of different people. We're all different colors, different ages, we do different jobs -- but it takes all of us black people, white people, brown people, men and women, young and old, working in the factories, working in the fields, working in offices, working in stores -- it takes a lot of different kinds of people to get the job done for America.

Music of all arts should be expansive and inclusive.

Our goal was not freedom. Freedom was the necessary prerequisite to get to equality.

If you run, you might lose. If you don't run, you're guaranteed to lose.

You may choose your mate, but you cannot deny someone else the right to choose their mate.