Life is not a spectator sport.

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life.

There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.

The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.

I am not concerned with being liked or disliked. I am concerned with being respected

If I had to choose between baseball’s Hall of Fame and first class citizenship for all of my people. I would say first-class citizenship.

I know that I am a black man in a white world. . . I know that I never had it made.

Relationships may change throughout the gift of time, memories stay the same forever in my mind.

This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done.

You are never late in the pursuit of the dreams. Once you recognised your dreams and visions. You must reach out passionately to fulfill them.

Love is not insatiable. What is insatiable is the need for love.

The solemn pledge to abstain from telling the truth was called socialist realism.

It is my wish and the wishes of my people to live peaceably and quietly with you.

I can never remember the name of anywhere I've ever been. I will say that I've eaten at a ton of GREAT places. I just don't remember their names. I'm not that guy.

Fake sympathy is the politicians demanding more cash as they ignore the underlying crisis. They prefer money over morality.

The market always does what it should do, but not always when

All I need is the breakthrough. The joint-venture for my clothing. Same as Stella McCartney has.

So she doesn't call desertion, poverty, and hard work troubles? She's a brave little girl, and I shall be proud to know her.

What's certain is that a totalitarian enclave like Cuba's can't continue to exist, so change will definitely come there, eventually.