“I didn't have successful, educated role models in my life. But what I ...” — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Quote

“I didn't have successful, educated role models in my life. But what I did have - I had the hopes and dreams of my mother, who taught me at a very early age that I could face any challenge or adversity put in my path by being compassionate and being kind.”

“In so many of our communities and countries, racism is endemic. It's built in, like a rot in a frame.”

“You cannot ignore 50% of your nation and think that your country is going to grow.”

“I hit adversity when I was at the top of the world. Most people hit adversity when they're just at the beginning, when they're just getting started. I hit it when everybody was watching, and everybody had comments and everybody was doubting me. It was a tough situation to be in.”

“Those with less of a sense of service to the nation never understand it when men and women of character step forward to look danger and adversity straight in the eye, refusing to blink, or give ground, even to their own deaths. The protected can't begin to understand the price paid so they and their families can sleep safe and free at night.”