"I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land."

"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education."

"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word."

"We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear."

"Anger is a good motivator."

"I want a pit crew... I hate the procedure I currently have to go through when I have car problems."

"When someone says that I'm angry it's actually a compliment. I have not always been direct with my anger in my relationships, which is part of why I'd write about it in my songs because I had such fear around expressing anger as a woman."

"I hate victims who respect their executioners."