My challenge was to weave into the fabric of American history enough of the presence of blacks so that the story of the United States could be told adequately and fairly.

We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.

If the house is to be set in the order, one cannot begin with the present; he must begin with the past

One feels the excitement of hearing an untold story.

The writing of history reflects the interests, predilections, and even prejudices of a given generation.

I am very fortunate, and I never stopped being thankful.

Love each other. Regard each other as members of one family.

Don’t wish it was easier. Wish you were better.

Hubris calls for nemesis, and in one form or another it's going to get it, not as a punishment from outside but as the completion of a pattern already started.

Happiness doesn't depend on how much you have to enjoy, but how much you enjoy what you have.

Souls have complexions too: what will suit one will not suit another

We are not the sum of our possessions.

The true Christian does not need to be reminded that he has a crucified Master. He often thinks of Him.

An important part of what the state does is preserving its history.

It's all right to be disillusioned, but you can't be disillusioning.

You can't win unless you first begin. So start now

I refer to jet lag as 'jet-psychosis - there's an old saying that the spirit cannot move faster than a camel.