We can’t talk about mass incarceration at this point without talking about women.

Never waste your time trying to explain who you are to people who are committed to misunderstanding you.

There’s a special place in hell for men who convince women their intuition is insecurity to protect their duplicity.

Boss up on your emotions before you become a slave to them.

Don't leave my ocean for shallow waters then ask me about the moon.

Do an evening review at the end of the day to reflect on what went well, and what you'd do differently next time.

…the more things you know, or pretend to know, the more powerful you are. It doesn’t matter if things are true. What counts, remember, is to possess a secret.

Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse.

Pray as though everything depends on God. And work as if everything depends on you.

Who said slavery is over? We all are slaves, either you work for your self or for someone ealse,

The future begins when we tear down the walls that keep us in the past. We must be thankful for those who walked through the pain and helped us to see the way out.

Winning an argument with your wife is like winning the war with Iraq. Once you win, you're in even more trouble.

I don't think your missing pieces ever fit inside you again once they go missing.

We look in our own backyard and say, 'How do we help at-risk families, at risk youth? How do we think through some of the problems affecting the Pacific Northwest and make some change there?'

Perfectionism is the mother of procrastination.