Jackie Robinson is a true legend.

Racism is very painful. That's life. It never ends.

If I'm remembered for having done a few good things and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that's plenty.

If you apologize because you are afraid, then you are a child not a man.

If the image one holds of one's self contains elements that don't square with reality, one is best advised to let go of them, however difficult that may be.

My mother was the most amazing person. She taught me to be kind to other women. She believed in family. She was with my father from the first day they met. All that I am, she taught me.

To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed.