I still think in this country, and this might surprise you, the one thing that George Bush said as president that I do agree with, I love that phrase, "the soft bigotry of low expectations."

The data is going to indicate sadly that when the Obama administration is over, black people will have lost ground in every single leading economic indicator category.

The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave.

Don't envy someone else's gift. Discover your own.

The storm came. Lives were washed away. Ancient pains resurfaced. Now it is time for a sea of change.

Sometimes rejection in life is really redirection.

I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better.

We need to elect leaders who understand that leadership is about loving and serving people, not about self-advancement.

Regardless of your race, religion or political affiliation, never hesitate to question those in authority.

Poverty and wealth inequality are a form of instability into the future.

Capitalism is like a child: if you want the child to grow up free and productive, somebody's got to look over the shoulder of that child.

Never be afraid to travel on a new path.

You look at me with them eyes of yers, an I look at yer lips... an all I can think about is what it'ud be like to kiss you.

This was like being in one of those National Geographic magazines. We were among the natives now.

The single most important issue for traumatized people is to find a sense of safety in their own bodies.

I didn't find Jesus. He's been there the whole time.

Your trouble's easy borne when everybody gives it a lift for you.

There is no such thing as pure, unalloyed pleasure; some bitter ever mingles with the sweet.

There's no law that says I can't cook in my own house." - Charlie Swan

I'm not right wing, I'm not left wing. I love my country.