Martin [Luther King] wasn't one to buck forces too much.

In order to see where we are going, we not only must remember where we have been, but we must understand where we have been.

Oppressed people, whatever their level of formal education, have the ability to understand and interpret the world around them, to see the world for what it is, and move to transform it.

I have always thought that what is needed is the development of people who are interested not in being leaders as much as in developing leadership in others.

Until the killing of black men, black mothers' sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing of a white mother's sons, we who believe in freedom cannot rest until this happens.

Remember, we are not fighting for the freedom of the Negro alone, but for the freedom of the human spirit a larger freedom that encompasses all mankind.

We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes.

Give light, and people will find the way...

I didn't break the rules, but I challenged the rules.

My theory is, strong people don't need strong leaders.

One of the things that has to be faced is the process of waiting to change the system, how much we have got to do to find out who we are, where we have come from and where we are going.

[John F.Kennedy] liked fresh company, new people to come visit and then leave. ... I think he liked the protection of numbers too.

I headline concert halls for 20,000 people, but I still play smaller venues.

A pretty move, for the love of God.

Diplomacy without military might is like music without instruments.

Even sleepers are workers and collaborators on what goes on in the universe.

People are afraid of change. We all are. Human beings are afraid of change, but change can be good.

I write about the trials and triumphs of contemporary life - and often the readers see themselves between the lines of the story.

It’s not the good that die young, it’s the lucky.

Leaders don't inflict pain - they share pain.

This extraordinary group has absolutely captivated my imagination, knocked my socks off - what more can I say?