I've always hated being hemmed in or seeing anybody being hemmed in. Even when I was the smallest child, I couldn't bear being told I couldn't drink at a so-called white drinking fountain.

Children must have at least one person who believes in them. It could be a counselor, a teacher, a preacher, a friend. It could be you. You never know when a little love, a little support will plant a small seed of hope.

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.

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

God did not create two classes of children or human beings-only one.

Every day I wear my Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth medallions around my neck. When I think I'm having a bad day, I try to think about their day, and I get up.

In politics, there are no friends.