Ronald Reagan's attack on people who receive public assistance was partially an attack on people of color.

There's no great, white bigot; there's just about 200 million little white bigots out there.

History belongs to she who holds the pen...If we don't tell our stories, they won't be told.

When public policy is directed toward urban spaces, it is directed toward people who sit at the margins.

Black child poverty is higher. As I write in the epilogue, "Yes we can. No he didn't. President [Barack] Obama didn't push black people backward, but he missed the opportunity to move us forward."

Frankly, I'd love to see a multiparty system, like we have in some of our European countries. But I'm not sure how to get there.

If people don't know about you, that's not on them, it's on you.

George W. Bush is evil. He is a terrorist. He is evil. He is arrogant. And he is out of control.

President [Barack] Obama's pick of Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education was abysmal.

If past behavior is any indication, Donald Trump's behavior would not be acceptable.

We have a very large military community - veterans and others - who basically do believe in the militarism.

You are, after all, what you think. Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.

Never trust girls who let themselves be touched right away. But even less those who need a priest for approval.

But in practical affairs, particularly in politics, men are needed who combine human experience and interest in human relations with a knowledge of science and technology.

Millions and millions of exuberant monkeys are creating an endless digital forest of mediocrity.

The Lord who cannot endure vain repetitions is equally weary of vain variations.

A new environment encourages us to be more mindful and present, as we're more likely to notice and appreciate new surroundings.

I am not supporting Donald Trump. I think he does this country such a disservice. And I'm gonna leave it there.

It is through art that we will prevail and we will endure. It lives on after us and defines us as people.

My mind on my money, my money on my mind.

It's a good thing we have gravity or else when birds died they'd just stay right up there. Hunters would be all confused.