I Like People Who Take Responsibility For

And I See The - You Know, When I Go To The Juvenile Detention Centers And Prisons, I See People Who Can't Read Now. And I Know That When They Leave Those Prisons And Those Detention Centers, They're Not Going To Be Able To Make It In Our Society.

Can You Become The Hope I Need? Can You Help Me Be More Than It Is Written In My Future Or Past? Is There Another Me To Find?

What I Found Fascinating Was Just How Quickly The Best Of The Young Negro League Players Were Drafted Into The Major Leagues Once Branch Rickey Broke The Color Line By Hiring Jackie Robinson. It Was Clear That All Of The Major League Owners Already Knew The Talents Of The Black Ballplayers That They Had Refused To Let Into Their League.

I Think It's Difficult For Young People To Acknowledge Being Smart, To Knowledge Being A Reader. I See Kids Who Are Embarrassed To Read Books. They're Embarrassed To Have People See Them Doing It.

I Admired The Work Ethic Of The Cowboys I Read About. The Idea Of These Young People Taking On This Much Responsibility Was Impressive. I Would Like Modern Readers To Have An Appreciation Of This.