“Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!”

The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.

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.

There’s no harm in hoping for the best as long as you’re prepared for the worst.

Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that’s when something snaps up and bites you.

I think part of the reason we are successful so far is that originally we didn’t really want to start a business.

People loved their horses, too. But you don’t keep riding your horse to work just because you love it.

Excellence matters. I’ve pushed hard to increase our velocity, improve our execution, and focus on the big bets that will make a difference in the world.

Most of my ideas belonged to other people who never bothered to develop them.

The common question that gets asked in business is, why? That’s a good question, but an equally valid question is, why not?

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.