The paradox of race in America is that our common destiny is more pronounced and imperiled precisely when our divisions are deeper.

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.

He once told me that an August evening was "as hot as three toads in a Cuisinart, " a comparison that left me blinking two days later.

The worst moments are when my entire family is in the same room. With the people I should love the most surrounding me, I feel the most alone.

I don't know if you've ever been covered head to toe in prickle bush, but let me tell you, it's not a pleasant experience, as I'm sure you can imagine.

Love isn't suppose to hurt. If it does, then it is absolutely not a true love.

When God helps all the workers for His world, The singers shall have help of Him, not last.

You don't always have to be the winner, have everybody notice you. It's fun to dance alone sometimes.

The word "miss" is so wistful. As is the word "wistful," for that matter. They both have sighs embedded in them, that "iss" sound. Which also sounds like if.

The grace to be a beginner is always the best prayer for an artist.

The most important thing is to find people that you enjoy - friends that you enjoy playing music with.

I'm always soul searching on a spiritual level.