George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial number of them were dead.

Negroes' problem is that they do not have their egos. That's why our churches end up having a white service, because our preacher is not arrogant enough to take God's word, so he have to go and get some white fellow's agenda and put it in his church.

Humanitarian appeals always help. They penetrate deeper than political tradeoffs.

What we have to be judged by is the work we try to do. It's public service, not perfect service.

Our premise is that inclusion leads to growth. So for those who are locked out, they lose development, and those who are in power lose market and growth.

Tears will get you sympathy, sweat will get you change.

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