By 1962, King had become, by the media's reckoning, the new civil rights leader.

Living at the YMCA in Harlem dramatically broadened my view of the world.

Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade.

I remember being infuriated from the top of my head to the tip of my toes the first time a screen was put around Bob Carter and me on a train leaving Washington in the 1940s.

Lack of encouragement never deterred me. I was the kind of person who would not be put down.

There appears to be no limit as to how far the women's revolution will take us.

I grew up in a house where nobody had to tell me to go to school every day and do my homework.

When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good idea

Sexism, like racism, goes with us into the next century. I see class warfare as overshadowing both.

King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience.

All Southern state colleges and universities are open to black students.

Help others to fulfill their dreams and you will fulfill yours.

When life gets you down do you wanna know what you’ve gotta do? . . . Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.

With Inspiration, Liberation and Determination, you can reach any Destination.-RVM

Tell your story to inspired other people to rise up and live their dreams.

Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.

I'm a massive fan of Brit Art in general and Damien Hirst in particular. I think he's an absolute genius and should be celebrated in every way.

Truthfully, with the Republicans, I don't see that much wrong with them.

Creativity has a touch of the bizarre

American Journalism is dead… They have behaved like hockey goalies in front of Barack Obama’s net.

These are the decisions we make that lead us to where we are today.