“Everybody will make mistakes, and for some that mistake will rise to the level of being a crime.”

Americans are united by their aspirations – for themselves and their families.

Don’t let anyone take away your power.

To young girls and women everywhere: dream with ambition and know that there are no limits to what you can be.

Now is the time to stand up. Now is the time to speak out. Now is the time to VOTE.

There’s a big difference between equality and equity.

When it comes to this pandemic – and the economic recovery – we are not Democrats or Republicans. We are Americans, and we will be there for one another.

Together we’ll bring an end to this economic crisis and put people back to work.

Getting the covid-19 vaccine will save your life. I have absolute confidence in our scientists and look forward to getting my second shot.

My goal was to turn activism into action.

My parents were born half a world apart from each other: my mother in India and my dad in Jamaica. But like so many others, they came to America in pursuit of a dream. And that dream was a dream for themselves, for me, and for my sister Maya.

The challenge we’re facing in our country is about more than the actions of a few. It’s about how to transform a justice system that doesn’t work equally for all.

Though we may be physically separated, we, the American people are united in spirit.

My mother always used to say, “don’t sit around and complain about things, do something.” I’ve tried to follow that advice every day and live by the example she set.

My mother taught me that no matter how you earn a living, whether you’re a caregiver or truck driver, grocery store clerk or small business owner, every job has inherent value and worth.

Get vaccinated – not just for yourself, but for your community.

When you’re able to take the vaccine, get it. This is about saving lives.

Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were targets everywhere. They still are.

Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.

Don’t fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

There are crimes of passion and crimes of logic. The boundary between them is not clearly defined.

Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.

Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.

A century from now it will no more occur to a normal person to mate with a person eugenically unfit than to marry a habitual criminal.

As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.