In Some States, Not Even 50 Percent

Life Is About Committing Ourselves On A Daily Basis To The Best In Us. Freedom Is A State Of Mind. Freedom Is An Attitude. Freedom Is A Spirit. You May Be Behind Bars, But You Still Have The Capacity To Be Free. I've Visited Some People Behind Bars Who Are Freer Than Negroes I See Running Around Every Day. Being In Jail, Or Poor, Or Uneducated Doesn't Determine How Free You Can Be. There Are Really Only Two Types Of People. Either You're Running Scared Or You're Running Free. I Choose To Run Free, And You Can, Too, No Matter What Your Circumstances In Life.

I Don't Want The Obama Era To Be More About Symbolism Than Substance When It Comes To Black People. I Love Him, But I Love Black People Even More.

I Love My Cross-sectioned, Cross-cultural Audience. Some Of Them Are Doing Better Than The Average Guy, But My Audience Has Always Been People Who Are Struggling To Stay In The Middle Class.

To Be Clear, The Gap Between The Have Gots And The Have Nots Is Widening. In This Most Multicultural, Multiracial, Multiethnic America Ever, That Concerns Me.

Be Careful About Gossiping Because Loose Lips Really Do Sink Ships. Now That I'm In The Broadcast Business, And People Talk About Me, I Know What It Feels Like To Be The Victim Of Gossip.