Do not be wedded forever to fear, yoked eternally to brutishness.

Home is a refuge not only from the world, but a refuge from my worries, my troubles, my concerns. I like beautiful things around me. I like to be beautiful because it delights my eyes and my soul is lifted up.

There's something beautiful about the fact that Obama was not just elected, but elected decisively across racial, and socio-economic and cultural groups and that we all celebrated in his win.

Don't let anybody raise you. You've been raised.

Women been gittin' pregnant ever since Eve ate that apple.

It is imperative that young white men and women study the black American history. It is imperative that blacks and whites study the Asian American history.

We do the best we can with what we know, and when we know better, we do better.