I am very fortunate I can send my kids to private school, but everybody does not have the money. If you cannot get your kid in a good school today, your kids are going to be behind the eight ball.

Stick around long enough, you'll get some grace.

It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody.

Because many advances have happened, we've lost the urgency (and that's just human nature) that we had before, when we couldn't vote, couldn't use mass transportation, or drink from the fountains.

As a people we do not need anyone else's stamp of approval.

'Do the Right Thing' was like the first film where I really felt comfortable working with actors.

I'd like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy and cherish. Culture is for everybody.