I'm too mature to be angry.

Leaders must be tough enough to fight, tender enough to cry, human enough to make mistakes, humble enough to admit them, strong enough to absorb the pain, and resilient enough to bounce back and keep on moving.

You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.

The American people on the ground need a clearer, stronger, Lyndon B. Johnson-type voice from their president.

We live on the dash between our birth date and our death date.

Obama used to be a community organizer. He knows how to build communities.

When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression.