You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a choice about the kind of parent you will be.

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.

You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation.

The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to.

Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.

It's time for greatness - not for greed. It's a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action.

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children.

Spanish—how shall I say this?—is likePortuguese spoken with a speech impediment.

When I come home, it's about my kid, who needs to eat, needs to do homework, and needs to get to basketball. I don't have a lot of time to think about me.

Success is not the destination; it's a way to travel.

Sweet is the breath of praise when given by those whose own high merit claims the praise they give.

Suffering is seeing what Jesus sees, and joy is doing what Jesus does.

Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same.

I'm sorry. I can love you. I can grieve for you, or with you. I can share your pain. But I cannot judge you.

Librarians in America do something like a couple of billion dollars worth of book business every year.

I'm a better person now, and not only that - I'm a better man

I'm very much over my hair. If it was up to me, I'd have cut it a long time ago.