Much of what I do now stems from my rage at segregation and discrimination. I can't stand to see children not able to do anything, anybody not able to do what they can do. The daily lessons of exclusion, having hand-me-down books in schools, of seeing ambulances turn away and not give health care for people lying in the streets who are migrant workers. Everything I do today stems from that segregated existence.

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

Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for.

I think it is important that people who are perceived as liberals not be afraid of talking about moral and community values.

This act will leave a moral blot on his presidency

Children under five are the poorest age group in America, and one in four infants, toddlers and preschoolers are poor during the years of greatest brain development.

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