Good English, well spoken and well written will open more doors than a college degree... Bad English will slam doors you don't even know exist.

If I could offer a single prescription for the survival of America, and particularly black America, it would be to restore the family. And if you asked me how to do it, my answer - doubtlessly oversimplified - would be; save the boys.

It is a mistake to suppose that requiring the nonmathematical to take more advanced math courses will enhance their understanding and not merely exacerbate their sense of inadequacy.

People who believe a problem can be solved tend to get busy solving it.

Scandal has a thousand stringers; good news doesn't know the editor's phone number.

It's always illegitimate for white men to organize as white men.

Your best shot at happiness, self-worth and personal satisfaction - the things that constitute real success - is not in earning as much as you can but in performing as well as you can something that you consider worthwhile.