Prayer begins where our power ends.

We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.

Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.

Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.

Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.

In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.

The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.

Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.

When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.

Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.

Motivating others leads to success whereas inspiring others leads to greatness.

Absolute perfection is insidious.

Strange, how the best moments of our lives we scarcely notice except in looking back.

Abundance is a process of letting go; that which is empty can receive.

True success is the progressive expansion of happiness. It is the ability to express spontaneous joy and share it with others.

Most of all, I can choose my thoughts.

The death of young musicians isn’t something to romanticize.

February makes a bridge and March breaks it.

Desire is transformed into drive when a dream creates a passion for action

[L]ove, having no geography, knows no boundaries.