I'm not alone, I'm free. I no longer have to be a credit, I don't have to be a symbol to anybody; I don't have to be a first to anybody.

Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death.

Always be smarter than the people who hire you.

I'm me, and I'm like nobody else.

The best thing about living... Is the chance to keep on doing it!

My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman.

Nobody black or white who really believes in democracy can stand aside now; everybody's got to stand up and be counted.

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way.

You wouldn't be allowed to get on a particular bus, but you'd be asked to sign your autograph.

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way. But the slanting process is so subtle that you frequently don't realize how you're being slanted until very late in the game.

I found out along the way that they like you a little imperfect.

There are strong people who aren't able to climb. It's about reading the rock, knowing how to position your body and having the tenacity to not let go.

Your attitude toward the word of God is your attitude toward Jesus (Ps 37:4).

Oh, comfortable cocoa!

I like colorful stuff. I like wearing stuff that nobody is wearing. That's why I wear the bear hat. I'll wear the whole mink.

Never measure your generosity by what you give, but rather by what you have left.

Education has in America's whole history been the major hope for improving the individual and society.

The future belongs to brands that do more than pay lip-service to real dialogue and recognise that their customers want them to believe in something.

You never really forget who you are. If you did, you'd need to seek some professional help

Half-a-dozen or twenty cities of India alone working together cannot bring Swaraj.

The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.