Courage is a finite resource, it is exhausted by the terrors we face.

It appears that my worst fears have been realised: we have made progress in everything yet nothing has changed.

I live to harass white folks.

Self-esteem is like a difficult-to-cultivate flower. It requires frequent nurturing that occurs when you keep your word and follow through on your promises.

Slavery is, as an example of what white America has done, a constant reminder of what white America might do.

All ethical people strive to choose "right" over "easy" when confronted by situations that force them to choose one or the other.

The challenge throughout has been to tell what I view as the truth about racism without causing disabling despair.

My wife says I spend my life trying to teach white folks. I'm not so sure I'm proud of it, but she's right.

A rule without exceptions is an instrument capable of doing mischief to the innocent and bringing grief - as well as injustice - to those who should gain exemptions from the rule's functioning.

Few whites are ready to actively promote civil rights for blacks.

How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood When fond recollection presents them to view.

The entire population of the universe with one trifling exception is composed of others.

Time is a tyranny to be abolished.

Language serves not only to express thought but to make possible thoughts which could not exist without it.

You are God's highest form of creation. You are a living breathing creative magnet. You have the ability to control what you attract into your life.

Steve Jobs was Apple; Sir Alex Ferguson is Manchester United.

Without a positive male role model in your life it is extremely difficult to become a man who benefits his family and benefits society.

Politics ought to be fun. It shouldn't be just boring meetings.

For many, to live in a universe that may have no purpose, and no creator, is unthinkable.

If you believe there is a God, a God that made your body, and yet you think that you can do anything with that body that's dirty, then the fault lies with the manufacturer.