Slavery is, as an example of what white America has done, a constant reminder of what white America might do.

It appears that my worst fears have been realised: we have made progress in everything yet nothing has changed.

I live to harass white folks.

Self-esteem is like a difficult-to-cultivate flower. It requires frequent nurturing that occurs when you keep your word and follow through on your promises.

All ethical people strive to choose "right" over "easy" when confronted by situations that force them to choose one or the other.

The challenge throughout has been to tell what I view as the truth about racism without causing disabling despair.

My wife says I spend my life trying to teach white folks. I'm not so sure I'm proud of it, but she's right.

A rule without exceptions is an instrument capable of doing mischief to the innocent and bringing grief - as well as injustice - to those who should gain exemptions from the rule's functioning.

Few whites are ready to actively promote civil rights for blacks.

Courage is a finite resource, it is exhausted by the terrors we face.

Love keeps my heart warm.,

Your inside person doesn’t age. Your inside person is soul, is heart, in the eternal now, the ageless, the old, the young, all the ages you’ve ever been.

If everything seems to be the same and no distinctions are made, then we won't know what to protect. We won't know what to fight for.

The seat of faith, however, is not consciousness but spontaneous religious experience, which brings the individual's faith into immediate relation with God.

Rowan Joffe is very specific. I mean, he wrote it as well and he has a very orderly writer's mind and the same applies to his directing.

I don't want a job in the administration; I think I'm more effective carping from the sidelines.

You'll find success in life when you stop trying to include God in your plans and Instead ask God to include you in His.

Making mistakes isn't enough to become great. You must also admit the mistake, and then learn how to turn that mistake into an advantage.

Yes, sir, thank you, sir, and I wouldn’t trust me one little inch, sir. I knows a bad one when I sees them. I have a mirror.