It really takes growing up to treasure the specialness of being different.

A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.

My job as a prosecutor is to do justice. And justice is served when a guilty man is convicted and an innocent man is not.

There are uses to adversity, and they don't reveal themselves until tested. Whether it's serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths.

I would warn any minority student today against the temptations of self-segregation: take support and comfort from your own group as you can, but don’t hide within it.

Don't be shy about making a teacher of any willing party who knows what he or she is doing.

When I call myself an affirmative action baby, I'm talking about the essence of what affirmative action was when it started.