Be an artist at whatever you do. Even if you are a street sweeper, be the Michelangelo of street sweepers.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.

Because he has never forgiven himself any fault, he can forgive no one else's.

Death doesn’t have to be the end of it. Our love for her is stronger than the grave.

I would like people to pay attention to the idea of rational empathy, and that as a society, we are walking down a path that's well-trodden throughout history.

The kind uncles and aunts of the race are more esteemed than its true spiritual fathers and mothers.

You have the power to pursue your own dreams.

Government [is] an illusion the governed should not encourage.

As you ask and feel and believe, you will receive.

Present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted, by minds busied in extensive ranges and intent upon future advantages.

I was a brat. It was crazy, I was very picky. In other words, I didn't take advantage of what was happening