The wiping out of millions of homes took away Black and Brown wealth. It drove poverty, it drove unemployment, it drove people to food stamps.

If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.

When everyone is included, everyone wins.

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.

Tears will get you sympathy, sweat will get you change.

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.

Our flag is read, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbown-red, yellow, brown, black and white - and we're all precious in God's sight.

The newly-minted captain admits the irony between the gold on his shoulders and the lack of gold in his pockets.

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?

One who understands much displays a greater simplicity of character than one who understands little

I went through the standard scientific atheist phase when I was about 14. I bought into that package deal of science equals atheism.

I think sometimes the way to preserve the magic of a book is to throw it away - meaning, not to cling to the way a book does its magic but to find a cinematic equivalent.

The nickname (Ice Princess) is just based on my looks on the outside , once you get to know me , you'll get to like me.

The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.

We need to demonise soda, the way we've demonised cigarettes.

I think I was very nave early on, but that also meant I didn't know what couldn't be done.

All things are ordered by God, but His providence takes in our free agency, as well as His own sovereignty.