It never occurred to me that I was not going to challenge segregation.

I feel very lucky to have grown up having interaction with adults who were making change but who were far from perfect beings. That feeling of not being paralyzed by your incredible inadequacy as a human being, which I feel every day, is a part of the legacy that I've gotten from so many of the adult elders.

This act will leave a moral blot on his presidency

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.

Be grateful for good breaks and kind favors but don't count on them.

It is time for every one of us to roll up our sleeves and put ourselves at the top of our commitment list.

You can achieve much in life if you don't mind doing the work and giving someone else the credit.