"In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down."

"Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up."

"In Afghanistan, there is a plan to build democracy hundreds of thousands of troops are protecting it. There is a plan to rebuild and reconstruct there. But many thousands of Americans die from violence and poverty every year and we don't have a plan for reconstruction at home."

"Those who write the editorials and those who write the columns, they simply are unaccountable. They're free to impose their cultural politics in the name of freedom of the press."

"Many corporate leaders and employees have the right intentions, but it can be overwhelming when you consider how everything is affected from leadership styles, to organizational structure, to employee engagement, to customer service an marketplace."

"I'm open to play for anybody that would give me respect, treat me the right way, and actually going to make me feel comfortable."

"Justice is the harmonious balance between individual liberty and collective good."

"The band feels loose in all the right ways, and it's just so cool looking out and seeing all of these people that I haven't seen in a while."