Your children need your presence more than your presents.

At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.

A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever.

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

Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.

It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.

No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to flee and fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams.

If you run, you might lose. If you don’t run, you’re guaranteed to lose.

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.

A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.

Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.