We must always refill and ensure there is a critical mass of leaders and activists committed to nonviolence and racial and economic justice who will keep seeding and building transforming movements.

You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a choice about the kind of parent you will be.

I try to be a person of faith.

Character, self-discipline, determination, attitude and service are the substance of life.

I don't care what my children choose to do professionally, just as long as within their choices they understand they've got to give something back.

You just do it one step at a time.

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.