For me the prophetic has to do with mustering the courage to love, to empathize, to exercise compassion, and to be committed to justice.

There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie.

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you don't serve the people.

Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public

Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to do something about it. In a way, empathy is predicated upon hope.

Too many young folk have addiction to superficial things and not enough conviction for substantial things like justice, truth and love.

None of us alone can save the nation or the world. But each of us can make a positive difference if we commit ourselves to do so. (p. 109)

The greatest gift you can give someone is the gift of inspiration.

We have to recognise that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence.

We are who we are because somebody loved us.

A fully functional multiracial society cannot be achieved without a sense of history and open, honest dialogue.

In order to know the Truth, you have to be out of your mind.

Your path is illuminated by a road-map of stars. I am here to guide you!

Failing one time — or even several times — doesn’t make you a failure any more than losing one game makes you a loser.

Obsession is hard work and can only be performed at full speed for short periods of time.

If you want to do it, you can do it.

The only alternative to tradition is bad tradition

There is something so beautiful in trust that even the most hardened liar need feel a certain respect for those who confide in him.

We don’t want to become old, rich and useless

Your light is more magnificent than sunrise or sunset

I view my wife as my lover, and we have a bond that goes beyond words like wife or girlfriend or mother.