the language of john coltrane, being forces for goodn the past, present, and the work that i know you plan to do. want to salute my dear brother, give it up. [applause] so much eloquence. cicero defines eloquence as wisdom speaking. even as an old soul, he has a golden heart, a brilliant mind, he resonates so much of the best of the islamic tradition in the united states. that may be the a crucial difference, because you and i know about the vicious stereotypes when it comes to our precious muslim brothers and sisters and to be able to talent, a sense of humor, you can tell he got a lot of style to him, doesn't he? give it up to him. [applause] when i told him we were coming to texas, he had never been to texas before. he said, i want to see what it is like. i said you were coming to the best of texas. do not confuse the best with some of the other parts of texas. ll honesty, i want to let you know my mom is a texan. [applause] i will never be half of the human being she was. she is from a major public -- major metropolitan center called orange,, texas. my brother was also borntexas s