Hope is the best contraceptive.

I hadn't planned on going to law school. I wanted to study 19th-century Russian literature.

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children.

When President Kennedy was elected, many black Americans, like so many Americans, were captivated by his youth and energy and promise and were especially hopeful that he might move the country in a new direction on civil rights.

It is a spiritually impoverished nation that permits infants and children to be the poorest Americans.

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.

We must serve consciously as caring role models, emphasizing the ethic of service, not consumption.