A picture, to be an interesting picture, must be more than a picture, otherwise it is only a reproduction of an object, and not an object of value in itself.

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.

I'm so tired of waiting, aren't you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?

The only way to get a thing done is to start to do it, then keep on doing it, and finally you'll finish it.

A world I dream where black or white, Whatever race you be, Will share the bounties of the Earth And every man is free.

When a man starts out to build a world, He starts first with himself

Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed - Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one above.

I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.

I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.

Negroes - Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day - They change their mind.

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? ... Or does it explode?

Be around people that make you want to be a better person, who make you feel good, make you laugh, and remind you what's important in life.

I take thee... to be my awful wedded husband

It's strange being here with you. I hardly know you. But...sometimes it feels like we're the same person born into two different worlds.

This is the world, he thought. And I am in it.

The instinct of self-preservation is above all the laws

We should be moving toward local currencies not global or European currencies.

I haven't done anything yet, but I want to be the best in the world.

To do the Ozzfest again would be great. I'd like to finish with a final Sabbath album. You always feel that it is still a challenge.

Life is beauty, admire it.

The best part about being a teacher is that it matters. The hardest part about being a teacher is that it matters every day.