I think being able to identify with young people and...their capacity to change the world and shake things up. I think that's the greatest strength.

I also think it's crucial to convey that the [Black] Movement largely succeeded because of the unwavering dedication of young people willing to risk their comfort, their safety, their lives.

A decade passed between King's assassination and my birth, but the older I get, the more acutely aware I become that 10 years is nothing.

As outsiders looking in, my readers and I must reform how we think so we may open ourselves to new forms of knowledge.

We all have the capacity to find the will to do what must be done - even when that which we must do terrifies us most. Remember this.

The end must justify the means.

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

The universe hands you opportunities for a while, and if you don't take them, the universe says to itself, 'Oh I see, this person doesn't like opportunities' and stops giving them to you.

When one heart moves the whole web trembles.

Base stealing for me is another sport all by itself. It's a game within a game. I'm the mouse and the cats are trying to trap me.

You can't help but... with 20/20 hindsight, go back and say, 'Look, had we done something different, we probably wouldn't be facing what we are facing today.'

When I do a concert and people put their hands in the air, they're doing it on their own.

The secret to a fulfilled life is not only to do well but also to do good.