If you don't feel apologetic for slavery, if you don't feel apologetic for colonialism, if you feel proud of it then say that.

We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up. Jesus said that we should not be judged by the bark we wear but by the fruit that we bear. Jesus said that we must measure greatness by how we treat the least of these.

I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet.

When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.

I think Hamas should be challenged to consider really embracing Gandhi and Dr. Kings philosophy of advocating nonviolence as a way to achieve self determination, end occupation, achieve unity within their country, and gain allies within Israel. I think this idea of an eye for and eye, a rocket for a bomb, will never bring about peace for either side.

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.

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