Many of us in Nashville accepted nonviolence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.

I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.

I heard of Martin Luther King Jr. when I was 15 years old. I heard of Rosa Parks. And I met Dr. King in 1958 at the age of 18. I met Rosa Parks ... But to pick up a fun comic book - some people used to call them "funny books" - to pick this little book up, it sold for 10 cents, 12 pages or 14 pages? 14 pages I digested. And it inspired me. And I said to myself, "If the people of Montgomery can do this, maybe I can do something. Maybe I can make a contribution."

I say from time to time that the vote is precious. It's almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.

It's going to be very difficult. I don't see the president-elect [Donald Trump] as a legitimate president.

I believe that teachers - whether in elementary schools, at the secondary level, or at colleges and universities - every teacher deserves the Nobel Peace Prize just for maintaining order in our schools!

The last thing we want is a monolithic viewpoint where six people are standing before a president saying the same thing over and over again.