“You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.”

Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.

You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.

People will never, ever forget what happened and how it happened, and it is my hope that we are on our way to greater change.

Never lose your hope, be optimistic.

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.

Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.

Sensible people have got to work together.

Too many of us still believe our differences define us.

Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.

Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.

When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.

There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.

The vote controls everything that you do.

Music is a universal language.

Even in the civil rights movement, there were so many unbelievable women. They never, ever received the credit that they should have received. They did all of the, and I cannot say it, they did all of the dirty work. Hard work.

I believe that teachers – whether in elementary schools, at the secondary level, or at colleges and universities – every teacher deserves the Nobel Peace Prize just for maintaining order in our schools!

A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.

We have to choose between what is right, and what is easy.

Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.

Justice delayed is democracy denied.

We stand in solidarity against racism and for racial justice.

If I cannot air this pain and alter it, I will surely die of it. That’s the beginning of social protest.

What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don’t like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don’t expect freedom to survive very long.

I have a mouth and I’m not afraid to use it.