I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too.

You are on the eve of a complete victory. You can't go wrong. The world is behind you.

To realise our dreams we must decide to wake up.

I'm not intimidated by anyone. Everyone is made with two arms, two legs, a stomach and a head. Just think about that.

I shall dance all my life. . . . I would like to die, breathless, spent, at the end of a dance.

You must get an education. You must go to school, and you must learn to protect yourself. And you must learn to protect yourself with the pen, and not the gun.

We must change the system of education and instruction. Unfortunately, history has shown us that brotherhood must be learned, when it should be natural.

The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains.

A violinist had a violin, a painter his palette. All I had was myself. I was the instrument that I must care for.

Let us stop saying 'white Americans' and 'colored Americans,' let us try once and for all saying... Americans. Let human beings be equal on Earth as in Heaven.

Each time I leaped I seemed to touch the sky and when I regained earth it seemed to be mine alone.

To create new rules, use the power of love, courage, and kindness to break the rules.

Not only were science and religion compatible, they were inseparable--the rise of science was achieved by deeply religious Christian scholars.

You cannot really shame a man who sincerely does not care what others think of him.

Meditation is a powerful way to enhance your attention, develop your ability to think mindfully, and to use the unlimited creative potential of your mind.

I miss the banter with friends and family, which more often than not takes place within the confines of a decent public house. So I miss the pubs.

I don't understand the problem with paroling Charles Manson? I say set him free and let him get on with his work. I have a long list of celebrities I'd be glad to share with him.

The Doctrine of Evolution states the fact that the present is the child of the past and the parent of the future.

How flattering,” I grumbled. “My soul glows.

Tanks come in two forms: the dangerous, deadly kind and the "liberating" kind.

Nine-tenths of English poetic literature is the result either of vulgar careerism or of a poet trying to keep his hand in. Most poets are dead by their late twenties.