“Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow -- red, yellow, brown, black and white -- and we're all precious in God's sight.”

“The white, the Hispanic, the black, the Arab, the Jew, the woman, the Native American, the small farmer, the businessperson, the environmentalist, the peace activist, the young, the old, the lesbian, the gay and the disabled make up the American quilt”

“There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps... then turn around and see somebody white and feel relieved.”

“If my mind can conceive it, My heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it!”

“Never look down on anyone unless you're helping him up”

“Just because a chicken was born in the oven doesn't make it a biscuit.”

“Hold your head high, stick your chest out. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.”