Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.
Civil rights are civil rights. There are no persons who are not entitled to their civil rights. We have to recognize that we have a long way to go, but we have to go that way together.
We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. But also for and with those who often have so much to give but never get the opportunity.
Progress comes from caring more about what needs to be done than about who gets the credit.