I still want what I've always wanted ... to be the best person I can be.

The expectation of my life was that I might be able to work for some good white folks. Now I got some good white folks working for me.

No matter where you are on your journey, that's exactly where you need to be. The next road is always ahead.

Education is the way to move mountains, to build bridges, to change the world. Education is the path to the future. I believe that education is indeed freedom.

Even as a kid, my memories are of books taking me out of myself.

We are held accountable for every intention, which is why you are sitting where you are right now.

It's all about dreams. If I had to attribute my success in life to any one thing it is this. I believed in my dreams, even when no one else did.