I Grew Up In A Dictatorship In

If You Want To Be Loved By Everyone, Don't Go Into Politics.

I Hope It Will Come As No Surprise That I Have Something To Say.

I Learned Something Then. And I Believe It Still. There Is A Value In Taking A Stand, Whether Or Not Anybody May Be Noticing It, And Whether Or Not It Is A Risky Thing To Do. And If Even Those Who Are In Danger Can Raise Their Lonely Voices, Isn't It More That Is Required Of All Of Us, In This Land Where Liberty Had Her Birth? In America The True Patriots Are Those Who Dare Speak Truth Through Power.

My Roots Are African. The Birds I Remember, The Fruits I Ate, The Trees I Climbed, They're African.

When You're Threatened, Or Something Hard Hits You, Acknowledge It, Embrace It. Don't Pretend That You Didn't Get Hurt - Hurt, Cry, Think About It. And Then You Let It Go And Try Something Else.