It is time for every one of us to roll up our sleeves and put ourselves at the top of our commitment list.

You'd better stay determined, because that's how our ancestors got us where we are.

The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need to make our nation a better place, just as we make it a safer place.

Don't just dream about grandiose acts of doing good. Every day do small ones, that add up over time to positive patterns.

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.

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.

If things are too easy, life is a whole lot less interesting.