Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.

I'm so tired of waiting, aren't you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?

The only way to get a thing done is to start to do it, then keep on doing it, and finally you'll finish it.

A world I dream where black or white, Whatever race you be, Will share the bounties of the Earth And every man is free.

When a man starts out to build a world, He starts first with himself

Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed - Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one above.

I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.

I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.

Negroes - Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day - They change their mind.

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? ... Or does it explode?

Adversity refined a man like gold.

There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.

We need to respect choices that women make.

It is this power structure which the Radical Right in the United States has been attacking for years in the belief that they are attacking the Communists.

I loved him very much - more than I could trust myself to say - more than words had power to express." - Jane Eyre

You are a great, mighty and powerful spiritual being with dignity, direction and purpose.

To be creative you must create a space for yourself where you can be undisturbed... separate from everyday concerns.

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.

It’s a mistake to think that you must feel love to give it.

I was trying my best to just stop that ball from going over the fence, I'd sacrifice my body if I have to. I've done that my whole career.