“The task of resisting our own oppression does not relieve us of the responsibility of acknowledging our complicity in the oppression of others.”

Heads of warring nations could learn a lot about how to achieve lasting peace by watching dogs and cats who live in the same house.

The task for each of us, White and of color, is to identify what our own sphere of influence is (however large or small) and to consider how it might be used to interrupt the cycle of racism.

We all get misinformation growing up about people who are different from ourselves.

Many white people experience themselves as powerless, even in the face of privilege. But the fact is that we all have a sphere of influence, some domain in which we exercise some level of power and control.

In order to prevent chronic discomfort, Whites may learn not to notice.

To say that it is not our fault does not relieve us of responsibility. However, we may not have polluted the air, but we need to take responsibility, along with others, for cleaning it up.

Higher taxes still does not create prosperity for all. And, more government still does not grow jobs.

J.J. Watt, he does on defense what Andrew Luck does on offense. He inspires those around him, he makes them better.

Government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely.

What does being a girl have to do with it? There’s no time to think when you’re on the spot.

There’s no need to talk about it, because the truth of what one says lies in what one does.

Every time you look at a house in Los Angeles, the real-estate agent will tell you that someone famous once lived there. It always seemed irrelevant to me: Does a property gain value just because Alfred Hitchcock used to eat breakfast there?

Ask not first what the system does; ask what it does it to!

I didn’t want people to say his brother Bing sings better than he does.