African-Americans have rarely been the beneficiaries of Presidential rhetorical excess.

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.

Jealousy stings, envy poisons, anger harms, and hate murders.

Be careful how you treat those who you perceive to be below you. The universe has a way of favoring the underdog.

Coexistence and personal peace are at the heart of global peace and harmony.

I suddenly began to realize that everybody in America is a natural-born thief.

Obviously, when you're up against somebody you don't like there's extra motivation, but I don't think any person going for an Olympic gold is going to put friendship first.

The results of a new study are out this week saying that New Jersey is one of the most livable states in the country. The study has a margin of error of 100 percent.

Neverland is a place where you don't grow up, then you have to confront your past.

The chief source of problems is solutions.

I was brought up a Catholic and I was quite fervent, because I was sent to a convent school.

I know that the pope's infallible, but that doesn't mean he can't make mistakes.