It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.

Every man is our brother, and every man’s burden is our own. Where poverty exists, all are poorer. Where hate flourishes, all are corrupted. Where injustice reins, all are unequal.

The hardest work in the world is being out of work.

Support the strong, give courage to the timid, remind the indifferent, and warn the opposed.

No race has a monopoly on vice or virtue, and the worth of an individual is not related to the color of his skin.

The unhealthy gap between what we preach in America and what we often practice creates a moral dry rot that eats at the very foundation of our democratic ideals and values.

Stretch your mind and fly.

We create an environment where it is alright to hate, to steal, to cheat, and to lie if we dress it up with symbols of respectability, dignity and love.

Liberalism seems to be related to the distance people are from the problem.

Black is beautiful when it is a slum kid studying to enter college, when it is a man learning new skills for a new job. . . .

Our ability to create has outreached our ability to use wisely the products of our invention.

Love means never saying goodbye.

I don't put much stock in remembering things. Being able to forget is a superior skill.

I didn't even know my bra size until I made a movie.

I love change, and I love changing my hair. But it was strange to look in the mirror and think 'Who is this girl?'

The blues he sends to meet me, won't defeat me. It won't be long til happiness steps up to greet me.

For the choke, there are no 'tough guys'

Women perform great in the box office. Audiences want to see lead female characters.

Stand up for what you believe in, because you can fall for anything.

The destructive character lives from the feeling, not that life is worth living, but that suicide is not worth the trouble.