I want a kinder, gentler nation.
Music's at its best when it has a purpose.
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.
He who forgets will be destined to remember.
Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself.
You have only one way to convince others, listen to them.
It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.
The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense; he is always satisfied with himself.