A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever.

We have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings they make a great catch, in another they drop the ball. In one they score a home run, in another they strike out. But it is their cumulative batting average that we are interested in.

Semi-automatic weapons are not just about gun control, they're about national security. You know that these weapons can shoot down airplanes, they can blow up railroads. This is really a whole national security issue.

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories.

People internalize, from the jail to student loan debt, to credit card debt, to unemployment to the whole collective. It manifests itself in many ways, in people's home lives, domestic stuff.

No one wants to see self-destructive riots because there's no future in riots.

In many ways Africa subsidised America and Europe's development.