The storm came. Lives were washed away. Ancient pains resurfaced. Now it is time for a sea of change.

The data is going to indicate sadly that when the Obama administration is over, black people will have lost ground in every single leading economic indicator category.

The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave.

Don't envy someone else's gift. Discover your own.

Sometimes rejection in life is really redirection.

I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better.

We need to elect leaders who understand that leadership is about loving and serving people, not about self-advancement.

Regardless of your race, religion or political affiliation, never hesitate to question those in authority.

Poverty and wealth inequality are a form of instability into the future.

Capitalism is like a child: if you want the child to grow up free and productive, somebody's got to look over the shoulder of that child.

Why don't we scale up those things that do work.

At this moment, I have nothing to do or ponder except love and wonder.

Chaos needs no allies, for it dwells like a poison in every one of us.

Just be yourself. You don't have to put on an act.""To be myself, I have to put on an act, " Ginny said bitterly."What's that mean?""It means I don't know who I am.

As in the case of wines that improve with age the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.

There's nothing more dangerous than a panicked politician.

Hope is the elevating feeling we experience when we see - in the mind's eye - a path to a better future.

America's craft brewers know that beer, not wine, is the best beverage for accompanying a good meal.

As belief is a passion of the mind, no degree of criminality is attachable to disbelief.

Being a father is the greatest achievement and the most important thing about me. I have two great kids, no question.

I will paint for money any time.