“MLK, Jr. taught me how to say no to segregation, and I can hear him sa...” — John Lewis Quote

“MLK, Jr. taught me how to say no to segregation, and I can hear him saying now... when you straighten up your back, no man can ride you. He said stand up straight and say no to racial discrimination.”

“It was not enough to come and listen to a great sermon or message every Sunday morning and be confined to those four walls and those four corners. You had to get out and do something.”

“I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.”

“I am not against migration. It is simply pragmatic to restrict migration, while at the same time encouraging integration and fighting discrimination. I support the idea of the free movement of goods, people, money and jobs in Europe.”

“What I would say is that if someone faces discrimination, they should never back down. They should be self-confident and educate others not to have such an attitude.”

“Something that happens to me is that I'll write a play specifically from my own experience, and then I'll inevitably be told that I'm being tunnel-visioned about it. People always ask, 'What about that other race? Or discrimination toward those people?'”