No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high.

You must never stop dreaming. Face reality, yes. But don't stop with the way things are; dream of things as they ought to be. Dream of peace. Peace is rational and reasonable. War is irrational in this age and unwinnable.

If I were a white candidate, I'd have won the Democratic nomination.

When blacks are unemployed, they are considered lazy and apathetic. When whites are unemployed, it's considered a depression.

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

Watch the walls come down, whether it's in the South or on Wall Street. When the walls come down, what do we find? More markets, more talent, more capital and growth. Which means that the race and sex discrimination stunt economic growth. It's not good for capitalism. It's not good for America's growth. And it's not morally right.

There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism.