[My childhood was ] spiritual than religious.

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."

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.

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.

Genius or jock, it didn't seem to matter. Boys were born with a gene that kept girls, no matter how smart they might be, from understanding them.

If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted I beg his pardon.

You know when I was depressed I said I didn't want to live? Well, I'll tell you something - I didn't want to die.

One may outwit another, but not all the others.

Colombians do not like the FARC. In fact, 95 percent reject the FARC.

If you knew how meat was made, youd probably lose your lunch.

I never try to set goals that I know are too tough to achieve or out of my reach.

The English think that incompetence is the same thing as sincerity.

A woman should always challenge our respect, and never move our compassion.

The right of self-government does not comprehend the government of others.