[Martin Luther ] King didn't pick his leadership position. Most movements are not started by single people.

The legacies that parents and church and teachers left to my generation of Black children were priceless but not material: a living faith reflected in daily service, the discipline of hard work and stick-to-itiveness, and a capacity to struggle in the face of adversity.

Children don't vote but adults who do must stand up and vote for them.

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.

Don't assume a door is closed; push on it. Don't assume if it was closed yesterday that it is closed today. Don't ever stop learning and improving your mind. If you do, you're going to be left behind.

Understand and be confident that each of us can make a difference by caring and acting in small as well as big ways.

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.