Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent.

White privilege is an absence of the consequences of racism. An absence of structural discrimination, an absence of your race being viewed as a problem first and foremost.

Demands for equality need to be as complicated as the inequalities they seek to address.

It has shown me that everything is illuminated in the light of the past. It is always along the side of us...on the inside, looking out.

Embrace your past. It's your greatest teacher. When you learn and apply those lessons than it no longer defines your future.

No matter who you are, or what side of the tracks society thinks you are from, if you wake up wanting to write, then do what you must to write.

The problem with trying hard not to think about something was that you thought about it even more.

I'd like to go out knowing that I helped a few people along the way.

Hold on to your dream. Don't let the people shake you from your dream.

Love is an energy. You can feed it to people, and they in turn feed it to others, and eventually it comes back.

... I'm much closer to the people at the bottom than the people at the top, and the latter won't forgive me for it.

The best presenters have conversations with their audiences.

Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage