All of my history as an African-American woman, as a Jewish woman, as a Muslim woman. I'm bringing everything I ever knew, and all the stories I've read - everything good, strong, kind and powerful. I bring it all with me into every situation, and I will not allow my life to be minimized by anybody's racism or sexism or ageism.

Love liberates. It doesn't just hold - that's ego. Love liberates. It doesn't bind.

Oh, the holiness of being the injured party.

It's very important to know the neighbor next door and the people down the street and the people in another race.

My son is the best thing that ever happened to me. And through me - to a lot of people.

We must create a climate where people agree that human beings are more alike than unalike. The only way to do that is through education.

There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.