Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.

If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.

You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.

We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.

When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.

If you're not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed

I say from time to time that the vote is precious. It's almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.

Don't give up! Don't give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!

You cannot give up - you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.

I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.

You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.

To be honorable, you have to make sacrifices for others.

Remembering the past should help you create a purposeful future, not cause you to be afraid of it.

I can do anything. In GQ, I appeared as a man.

Having an aura of menace is like having a pet weasel, because you rarely meet someone who has one, and when you do, it makes you want to hide under the coffee table.

He was always smoothing and polishing himself, and in the end he became blunt before he was sharp.

If you learn to budget your time correctly, you will have time for all your needs.

Daylight, full of small dancing particles. Can you see them when I whisper in your ear?

I'm interested in personalities, not political parties.

New York is the only real city-city.

Eternal truths are ultimately invisible, and you won't find them in material things or natural phenomena, or even in human emotions.