“Love is my foundationWisdom is my capitalStruggle is my mannerTruth is my redeemerSorrow is my companionLove is my foundation”

“I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But getused to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours;my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.”

“If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it - then I can achieve it.”

“O God as Thou hast made my form beautiful so make my character beautiful.”

“The process of breaking down fear was always my greatest challenge and it was made easier by the careful work and gentle voices of my female workers.”

“My mother is my life's breath.”

“You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.”