Gun owners would have to be evaluated by how they scored on written and firing tests, and have to pass the tests in order to own a gun. And I would tax the guns, bullets and the license itself very heavily.

As a Christian, as an individual, as a doctor, I am absolutely opposed to the death penalty.

The best contraceptive in the world is a good education.

[We must] deal with all of the contributing factors to gun violence as a whole, because it's like a leaky bucket - if you've got a bucket with six holes shot through it, [and] you plug up five, you've still got a leaky bucket.

You can't educate people that are not healthy. But you certainly can't keep them healthy if they're not educated.

I always say my God will take care of me. If it's my time I'll go, and if it's not I won't. I feel that He really has a lot of important things for me to do. And He's going to make sure that I'm here to do them.

... black women have always found that in the social order of things we're the least likely to be believed--by anyone.