Don't list to those who say YOU CAN'T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN.

I don’t measure America by its achievement but by its potential.

As things are now, no one can tell to whom members of Congress are responsible, except that it does not often appear to be to the people. Everyone else is represented in Washington by a rich and powerful lobby, it seems. But there is no lobby for the people.

Be as bold as the first man or [woman] to eat an oyster.

Of my two `handicaps,' being female put more obstacles in my path than being black.

Racism is so universal in this country, so widespread and deepseated, that it is invisible because it is so normal.

Health is a human right, not a privilege to be purchased.