The whites were really brutishly ignorant, blitheringly, so they killed people sometimes - just came into the African-American community and maimed people because they didn't agree with God's choice for the colors of the people's skin.

The horizon leans forward, offering you space to place new steps of change.

Live as though life was created for you.

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

If we live long enough, we may even get over war. I imagine a time when somebody will mention the word war and everyone in the room will start to laugh. And what do you mean war?

The area where we are the greatest is the area in which we inspire, encourage and connect with another human being.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.