The idea of blaming alcohol or drugs or quote-unquote "promiscuity" is a false path. The real issue is that men should not hurt women.

Most people are good people. But they're afraid to speak out, they're afraid for their safety and their jobs. And unfortunately that dictates a lot of their actions.

A real man isn't somebody who takes advantage of a young girl but who treats her with respect.

Let's get to a world where we don't litigate the aftermath, because it doesn't happen in the first place.

It seems like we're not learning as a community, as a society.

You can't blame a victim for being under the influence when there is a violent act [happening to them]. These are two separate things.

If a girl gets assaulted, it's not because she was drunk. It's because somebody decided to assault her.

Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.

What would happen if you stopped fighting, and gave yourself permission to feel? Not just the good things, but everything?

It is fortunate for this community that I am not a criminal.

What a great blessing is a friend with a heart so trusty you may safely bury all your secrets in it.

I mentioned charter schools, and experimenting with our school system, to make it work. I think that's something we really have to pay attention to.

I'll happily mentor anyone who wants mentoring, and most of that goes on by internet rather than face to face.

I'm not going to just say nice things about everybody unless I mean it.

Outrage and possibility are in all the poems we know.

Why does the U.S. care which flag will be hoisted on a small piece of land thousands of miles away?

No, nothing can change my world --Ichigo Kurosaki, Black Moon Rising