“We will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. Health care is a right and not a privilege.”

I would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.

Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.

Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.

To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.

I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.

When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.

When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.

We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.

Freedom is not a state; it is an act.

A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.

We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.

Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?

You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.

If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.

We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.

I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.

My father was always not concerned about the wealth I have, but every year he would ask me, how much have you given in charity? And how much taxes have you paid?

I don’t care about three years ago – I don’t care about two years ago. I don’t care about last year. The only thing I care about is this week.

I don’t care for sex. I find it an embarrassing, dull exercise. I prefer sports, where you can win.

It’s not yours, nor is it mine. It’s ours, so let’s protect it!

Love is knowing that she is delicate and not breaking her still.

There can be no greater well wisher for me in life than my mother.

You’re not just going out there, maybe sacrificing your own life. There’s also sacrifices still going on at home. You can serve in the military and have a good marriage, but you just need to be aware of it so you can take those steps to take care of it.

When people talk to you in such glowing terms, that is the time to be very, very alert because the worst of the mistakes are made in the best of the times.