His foreparents came to America in immigrant ships. My foreparents came to America in slave ships. But whatever the original ships, we are both in the same boat tonight.

If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.

When everyone is included, everyone wins.

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.

Tears will get you sympathy, sweat will get you change.

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.

Our flag is read, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbown-red, yellow, brown, black and white - and we're all precious in God's sight.

she is nearing forty and not so easily forgiven as when her skin bloomed like roses.

No matter how good you are to people, you will always have barriers and enemies on your way to success

My lips got lost on the way to the kiss - that's how drunk Iwas.

Change is always a little bit strange.

Christ is the prince of Reformers and Radicals.

We all have our fictions, little lies we tell ourselves to keep going from one day to the next.

Young people, when informed and empowered, when they realize that what they do truly makes a difference, can indeed change the world.

The poor have been sent to the front lines of a federal budget deficit reduction war that few other groups were drafted to fight.

Remember that only God can judge us; forget the haters, because Somebody loves you.

I want to give myself totally to Him...I want to live no longer but for Him.