I believe that education is freedom. It provides the tools to affect one's own destiny.

There is a level of disrespect for the office that occurs. And that occurs in some cases and maybe even many cases because he is African American. There’s no question about that and it’s the kind of thing nobody ever says but everybody’s thinking it.

Have the boldness to tell yourself the truth - every bit of it.

I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.

What would I do if I wasn't afraid?

I don't want anyone who doesn't want me.

The world has so many lessons to teach you. I consider the world, our earth, to be like a school, and our life, the classrooms. Sometimes on our planet life school, the lessons often come dressed up as detours and road blocks and sometimes as full blown crises. And the secret I've learned to getting ahead is being open to the lessons.