"The love that we need is a love that's willing to suffer, a love that's willing to sacrifice, a love that's willing to go to jail."

"I'm a human being. I'm a child of God. I'm a brother to all."

"We are living in an age of spiritual blackout, where the lights of truth, beauty, and goodness are being extinguished."

"I'm a jazzman in the life of the mind. I'm a bluesman in the world of ideas. I'm a participant."

"I'm a jazzman, a bluesman, a revolutionary Christian. I'm a mess, but I'm a beautiful mess."