Be Real. Try To Do

I Feel Very Lucky To Have Grown Up Having Interaction With Adults Who Were Making Change But Who Were Far From Perfect Beings. That Feeling Of Not Being Paralyzed By Your Incredible Inadequacy As A Human Being, Which I Feel Every Day, Is A Part Of The Legacy That I've Gotten From So Many Of The Adult Elders.

We Are Not Going To Deal With The Violence In Our Communities, Our Homes, And Our Nation, Until We Learn To Deal With The Basic Ethic Of How We Resolve Our Disputes And To Place An Emphasis On Peace In The Way We Relate To One Another.

Don't Wait For, Expect, Or Rely On Favors. Count On Earning Them By Hard Work And Perseverance.

Unless Children Have Strong Education And Strong Families And Strong Communities And Decent Housing, It's Not Enough To Go Sit In At A Lunch Counter.

It Never Occurred To Me That I Was Not Going To Challenge Segregation.