Aspire to be, and all that we are not God will give us credit for trying.

To struggle and battle and overcome and absolutely defeat every force designed against us is the only way to achieve.

Anything that is as old as racism is in the blood line of the nation. It's not any superficial thing-that attitude is in the blood and we have to educate about it.

When the Negro learns what manner of man he is spiritually, he will wake up all over. He will stop playing white even on the stage. He will rise in the majesty of his own soul.

Education and justice are democracy's only life insurance.

To become a better you, work in a team of like-minded people and learn new things you don’t know.

Misunderstandings arise only in undefined relationships

Bill [Clinton] is every bit as black as Barack. He's probably gone with more black women than Barack.

Just getting out of your town seems to be a pervasive thing in England. But I don't want to keep grinding the axe forever, it's boring.

I have read all my novels that were translated into English. Reading my novels is enjoyable because I forget almost all the content in them.

How infinitely superior to our physical senses are those of the mind!

"We speak different languages, as usual," responded Woland, "but this does not change the things we speak about. Well?..."

You have to believe in yourself. Belief is one of the biggest things in football. If you believe you can win the Premier League then of course it can happen.

Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.