“You can't make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.”
“Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own.”
“Everyone on Earth, they'd tell us, was carrying around an unseen history, and that alone deserved some tolerance.”
“We were planting seeds of change, the fruit of which we might never see. We had to be patient.”
“People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together.”
“It’s all a process, steps along a path. Becoming requires equal parts patience and rigor. Becoming is never giving up on the idea that there’s more growing to be done.”
“Focus on what you can control. Be a good person every day. Vote. Read. Treat one another kindly. Follow the law. Don’t tweet nasty stuff.”
"One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody says distract you from your goals."
“Empower yourselves with a good education, then get out there and use that education to build a country worthy of your boundless promise.”