When I fight about what is going on in the neighborhood, or when I fight about what is happening to other people’s children, I’m doing that because I want to leave a community and a world that is better than the one I found.

Unless children have strong education and strong families and strong communities and decent housing, it's not enough to go sit in at a lunch counter.

I'd like to transform the system in very fundamental ways, but you've got to do that in every way that you can. You can't wait for some magic bullet or some magic politician or some magic anything to have that happen. You got to get out there and use your vote.

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.

There are levels of outrage, and there's a point at which you can't be trespassed upon anymore.

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

Let all children come unto me.