We're a violent nation, and we need to confront it. This gun plague has to stop.

You'd better stay determined, because that's how our ancestors got us where we are.

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests.

There comes a time when you roll up your sleeves and put yourself at the top of your commitment list.

I get very upset with all of the crowd seekers today, and people out there trying to get on TV. It ain't about you. It's about trying to make the world more just for everybody.

It really takes a community to raise children, no matter how much money one has. Nobody can do it well alone. And it's the bedrock security of community that we and our children need.

There are so many noises and pulls and competing demands in our lives that many of us never find out who we are. Learn to be quiet enough to hear the sound of the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in other people.