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.

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."

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.

Most violence is intra-racial, and much of the violence in African-American communities is a function of drug availability, joblessness and poverty.

His smile is beautiful. It's the kind of smile that can take away all nervousness and tension in a room, no matter how big. I have no choice but to smile back.

You Can't Live If You Can't Die

Success is no magic

To be so lonelyyou told yourself you liked to be this way& almost believed it was true.

Follow your conscience. Sleep well.

Be thankful for the beautiful moment.Be thankful for the gift of today.Be thankful for how far you have reached.

Someday the sun is going to shine down on me in some faraway place.

But calm, white calm, was born into a swan.

I'm afraid my gut level reaction is basically, proceed is cute, but cute doesn't cut it in the emergency room.

Wars are sometimes waged to extend trade-the blood of many being shed to enrich a few.