In our society, it is psychological murder to deprive a man of a job...you are in substance saying to that man "You have no right to exist.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

The consequences of seeking popularity is not only the chronic feeling of lonliness, but a desire to hide your face from the eyes of the universe.

I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.

I can catch the ball. You've got to throw it to me.

I am a lucky man. I have had a dream and it has come true, and that is not a thing that happens often to men.

In the beginning there was faith - which is childish; trust - which is vain; and illusion - which is dangerous.

So far I've been very, very fortunate because it appears that people like to hear the music I like to play. What more fortunate position can a musician be in?

Aggression only moves in one direction - it creates more aggression.

Well, my dear, take heart. Some day, I will kiss you and you will like it. But not now, so I beg you not to be too impatient.

If at first you don't succeed, pay someone else to do it for you.

Often, people who can do, don’t because they’re afraid of what people that can’t do will say about them doing.