Darkness cannot be overcome with more darkness, only with light. Violence cannot be overcome with more violence, only with peace.

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

If I were to receive a pair of the blessed prophetic sandals to place on my head, then I shall consider myself no less than a fully crowned king.

True love will triumph in the end—which may or may not be a lie, but if it is a lie, it's the most beautiful lie we have.

I'm not educated; I'd be a damn fool if I was (educated)!

If you have real, internal value, you don't need a loud, expensive imitation.

Elvis has left the building to climb up that heavenly stair. So what if he looks like a wart-hog in heat?

First of all, people were not expecting [Donald Trump] to win. I still think they're in shell-shock four months later. Get over it.

The real yellow peril: Gold.

Everybody was up to something, especially, of course, those who were up to nothing.