Elijah Cummings

African-American women account for 67 percent of all newly diagnosed female AIDS cases.

The long-standing, non-partisan and publicly-declared foreign policy commitment of the United States is clear. We will do whatever is required to prevent Iran from possessing nuclear weapons. Our nation has not ruled out any option that may be required to achieve this objective, including the use of military force.

More than 26,000 lives may be lost to the effects of drug abuse this year. This tragic impact is felt in communities across this great nation. Sadly many of these deaths occur among our young people.

It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and death.

Voting is crucial, and I don't give a damn how you look at it: there are efforts to stop people from voting. That's not right. This is not Russia. This is the United States of America.

I don't like the idea of people following me around.

Most people who are hating on you, they are not worried about where you are. They're worried about where you're going.

I'm going to do what feeds my soul.

I was in special ed, but I felt like I was a caged bird. I felt like I could do better. I made sure I mastered my special ed lessons. I made sure I listened to my teacher. I made sure I did my homework, but I had to do a little extra.

I'm going to try and make people realize that in order to live the life they are living, they need to have democracy, and it's being threatened.

My life is based on pain, passion, and purpose.

Our country is slowly but surely moving - and I've seen it over and over again in many instances in government - toward a culture of mediocrity.