The important thing for me as an educator is how to - how do we unsettle the minds and touch the souls of significant numbers of young people who don't read texts or don't read my texts.

There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie.

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you don't serve the people.

Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public

Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to do something about it. In a way, empathy is predicated upon hope.

Too many young folk have addiction to superficial things and not enough conviction for substantial things like justice, truth and love.

None of us alone can save the nation or the world. But each of us can make a positive difference if we commit ourselves to do so. (p. 109)

The greatest gift you can give someone is the gift of inspiration.

We have to recognise that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence.

We are who we are because somebody loved us.

A fully functional multiracial society cannot be achieved without a sense of history and open, honest dialogue.

Do You want to be a Starfish?

You say grace before meals. I say grace before I dip the pen in the ink.

I love playing sports. I'm overly eager and aggressive and not very skilled, so it leads to many small injuries.

The opposite of compromise is character.

In a friend one should have ones best enemy. You should be closest to him with your heart when you resist him.

All businesses tend to pass costs onto customers.

If you're wanting to do policy, it should be bipartisan.

The ultimate idea of rags-to-riches success in America is the Hollywood movie star.

One of the characteristics of mudslinging is that mud sticks if it's thrown with enough force for long enough.

It's not the function of Congress to do criminal investigations.