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.

I'm doing what I think I was put on this earth to do. And I'm really grateful to have something that I'm passionate about and that I think is profoundly important.

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

You just do it one step at a time.

I never thought I was breaking a glass ceiling. I just had to do what I had to do, and it never occurred to me not to.

[Martin Luther ] King didn't pick his leadership position. Most movements are not started by single people.

Education remains one of the black community's most enduring values. It is sustained by the belief that freedom and education go hand in hand, that learning and training are essential to economic quality and independence.