"I feel as if I have been blessed to undergo a transformation from 'gangster' to 'redeemed sinner with gangster proclivities.'"

"The spiritual battle is always before us."

"The greatest challenge of our time is to keep despair at bay."

"The Democratic Party is beyond redemption at this point when it comes to seriously speaking to the needs of poor and working people…"

"We live in a moment where we have neoliberal policies and militaristic policies and surveillance state policies that are all connected."