My inability to keep track of personal possessions.

I am the way I am, and I can’t change that. Why even think about it?

I would erase my fear of dying, but I suppose that would be erasing some of my human condition.

I would talk slower. When I hear myself interviewed sometimes it sounds like I’m running an auction.

“Until we are all free, we are none of us free.” —Emma Lazarus. Perfect happiness exists only in my imagination at the moment.

Humor and honesty. And, like me, they always think the unnecessary last drink is a great idea.

I am kneeling because I have to do something. Anything. We all do.

Even more simply, you can ask yourself this question: "Do I truly care about equality for all people in this country?" If the answer is yes, then demand to be a better, more educated, more empathetic version of yourself. And demand the same of every single person you know.

I can understand if you think that I'm disrespecting the flag by kneeling, but it is because of my utmost respect for the flag and the promise it represents that I have chosen to demonstrate in this way. When I take a knee, I am facing the flag with my full body, staring straight into the heart of our country's ultimate symbol of freedom — because I believe it is my responsibility, just as it is yours, to ensure that freedom is afforded to everyone in this country.