You may be pretty or plain, heavy or thin, gay or straight, poor or rich. But remember this: In an election, every voice is equally powerful -- don't underestimate your vote. Voting is the great equalizer.

There is an amazing something in the American psyche which speaks about courage, and it says, 'Yes I can,' ... Yes, we will overcome it all because we have the spirit to do so.

The truth will lead me to all.

Nothing succeeds like success. Get a little success, and then just get a little more.

Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity.

The love of the family, the love of one person can heal. It heals the scars left by a larger society. A massive, powerful society.

We really are 15 countries, and it's remarkable that each of us thinks we represent the real America. The Midwesterner in Kansas, the black American in Durham - both are certain they are the real American.