[Donald Trump's inauguration] will be the first one that I miss since I've been in Congress. You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.

If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.

You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.

We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.

When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.

If you're not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed

I say from time to time that the vote is precious. It's almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.

Don't give up! Don't give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!

You cannot give up - you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.

I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.

You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.

For the sun to shine, you gotta have some rain. You need the damn rain.

Don't get so focused on where you're going that you forget the people you're travelling with. There's no point reaching a destination if you arrive alone.

Its not easy being a man you know. I had to get dressed today… and there are other pressures.

There is often a prophetic word in the words of a prophet, but not everything said is true prophecy.

Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.

The church has been planted as a paradise in this world.

We emphasized the creativeness that happens at the moment of seeing over the kind that takes place in the dark room.

What do I want to let go of and what do I want to give myself to?

The dictatorship needs to be entirely dismantled. All the rest of the old guard must go.

I am convinced that in times such as these, every man must be a soldier, in substance as well as in name.