“Whenever I see John Lewis, I invariably say, 'Thank you.' And I will never stop. I don't know how he's still standing, because what he endured took courage and strength that I don't know that I have.”

“You don't have true freedom until you allow a diversity of opinion and a diversity of voices.”

“Paula Deen is a human being. She deserves forgiveness and a chance at redemption as much as anyone else. America is about redemption.”

“I know that some things are beyond our control, some illnesses are beyond our control, we get sick, we don't know why. But let's pledge to do whatever we can to avoid those high medical bills.”

“Whenever I see John Lewis, I invariably say, 'Thank you.' And I will never stop. I don't know how he's still standing, because what he endured took courage and strength that I don't know that I have.”