He had read Shakespeare and found him weak in chemistry.

The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.

One had better die fighting against injustice than die like a dog or a rat in a trap.

The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.

There must always be a remedy for wrong and injustice if we only know how to find it.

Virtue knows no color line.

Those who commit the murders write the reports.

I am only a mouthpiece through which to tell the story of lynching and I have told it so often that I know it by heart. I do not have to embellish; it makes its own way.

A Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home.

The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience.

The appetite grows for what it feeds on.

If you stare at someone long enough, they'll eventually look back at you.

To find peace, find the love and understanding.

It turns out that I learned something from my dear old dad after all: firemen are experts at getting into places they shouldn't be.

My daughter always behaved in restaurants. And if she didn't, she's going out. I mean, one of the parents is going to take her outside. Immediately.

I make no distinction between writing and storytelling; I've always wanted to tell stories.

Walkman was the precursor to the cell phone, in terms of your strategy for getting through the urban landscape and the modern experience. Insulate yourself from it with your own soundscape.

You cant just trust to luck; you have to really listen to what that character is telling you.

Some people may believe that their conscience is enough to guide them not to lie, be deceitful or do the other things God has commanded us not to do. I disagree.

We must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day had been.

You can't be right by doing wrong; you can't be wrong by doing right.