“Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens.”

“Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.”

“Happiness is the natural flower of duty.”

“Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.”

“I've done a lot of albums and I kinda know when I'm onto something that was inspirational for me to record and create, and this was one of those projects where I really enjoyed making the album.”

“A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.”

“A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.”

“Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.”

“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.”