I don't want the Obama era to be more about symbolism than substance when it comes to black people. I love him, but I love black people even more.

The data is going to indicate sadly that when the Obama administration is over, black people will have lost ground in every single leading economic indicator category.

The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave.

Don't envy someone else's gift. Discover your own.

The storm came. Lives were washed away. Ancient pains resurfaced. Now it is time for a sea of change.

Sometimes rejection in life is really redirection.

I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better.

We need to elect leaders who understand that leadership is about loving and serving people, not about self-advancement.

Regardless of your race, religion or political affiliation, never hesitate to question those in authority.

Poverty and wealth inequality are a form of instability into the future.

Capitalism is like a child: if you want the child to grow up free and productive, somebody's got to look over the shoulder of that child.

Racing is about discipline and intelligence, not about who has the heavier foot. The one who drives smart will always win in the end.

Each contact with a human being is so rare, so precious, one should preserve it.

The meat smelt rank and was very tough, the soup was greasy and of a curious flavour, but it was a wonderful meal after all these hungry weeks.

I've been thinking", Jules saidNever a good thing I thought

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

I love talking the way Trappists love silence.

I didn't know the city at all, but I was so happy to be in New York I cried. I was so excited.

I like going out to popcorn-munchers.

My memory of my mom is a wine glass in one hand and a cigarette in the other. She was a runway fashion model, and she was quite a glamorous woman.

Jesus Christ is the beginning, the middle, and the end of all. In the Gospels he walks in human form upon the earth, and accomplishes the work of redemption.