Good things don't come to those who wait. They come to those who agitate!

The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.

The civil rights movement didn't begin in Montgomery and it didn't end in the 1960s. It continues on to this very minute.

Violence is black children going to school for 12 years and receiving 6 years' worth of education.

Many are attracted to social service - the rewards are immediate, the gratification quick. But if we have social justice, we won't need social service.

Obama is to the Tea Party as the moon is to werewolves.

You must place interest in principle above interest on principal.

The president of the branch in Atlanta was a pastor of a church, the Reverend Sam Williams, a wonderful guy. He was middle-class and fairly militant for the time and place.

The Republican Party would have the American flag and the swastika flying side by side.

Unlike mainstream civil rights groups, which merely sought integration of blacks into the existing order, SNCC sought structural changes in American society itself.

As legal slavery passed, we entered into a permanent period of unemployment and underemployment from which we have yet to emerge.

If everyone helps to hold up the sky, then one person does not become tired.

Become Yourself

We feel free because we lack the very language to articulate our unfreedom.

You are a winner when you have the courage to face the adversity and endure the difficulties.

You are prettier than you can imagine.

Looking in the mirror, I saw a joyful face. And this happy girl was just about to go on a trip, with a one way ticket in her bag. Life was a never ending journey.

It's not weird to look at yourself in the mirror at the gym - that's why they're there! You have to make sure that you're doing things right.

I'm not bored; I'm not a guy who has nothing to do.

Put your trust in Him and following His example, always act humbly, graciously, and in good faith.

And a mouse is miracle enough to stagger sextillions of infidels.