We need people to fight back. So many people are depressed, and they've become preoccupied with the negatives of this [Donald Trump] presidency. That can cripple people mentally.

My hope for America and the activists is that they never, ever go back to sleep, and they keep fighting for social justice, equality, and decency.

I think the political class, just overall, has underestimated the suffering in America.

My role is to remind people that everyday people can make a difference. And if we get people out there doing things to make America a better place, we can bring change.

What happens to one directly happens to all indirectly.

We've had to overcome a lot in America to become a nation of progress. We still have a lot of progress to be made.

When you have mega-corporations that have record profits, but they don't want to share even a little bit of that with their workers, we are actually putting our communities at peril.

I stand for all people even if it causes me political heartburn - and I'm going to do that no matter what my future holds.

If a mother or a caregiver does not have a job that pays a living wage and they cannot afford child care, that is unacceptable.

Women should not need a permission slip from government to take care of their own reproductive health.

The better a work environment is, the better it is for the employer - not just the employee.

Awaken soul, revive spirit.

Medical attention and emotional support can be difficult to obtain for those in need, yet both are essential to nurturing healthy futures year round and especially during the holiday season.

One is always wrong to open a conversation with the devil, for, however he goes about it, he always insists upon having the last word.

I don't read the magazines that make things up about people. I know what the truth is. I don't sort of indulge in my own fodder. I don't really care what they write about me.

It's important to be active in the causes that are important to you... That's how we make changes in this world.

I wanted the truth, and I wanted the news, and I'd be damned before I settled for anything less.

Bread for myself is a material question. Bread for my neighbor is a spiritual one.

My advice is, if you are going to go on 'X Factor,' you have to know who you are as an artist.

Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!

The truth is that I've got all my net worth safely in Berkshire and I will never sell a share so there is no one more concerned about what happens after my death than I am.