Segregation is the adultery of an illicit intercourse between injustice and immorality.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

Let the blood and the bruises define your legacy.

Peace does not walk up to our doorsteps and press the calling bell! We have to go out there and search for it.

We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly - spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us through sorrow.

We have to play it longer because there are no numbers or letters.

Before Jem looks at anyone else he looks at me, and I’ve tried to live so I can look squarely back at him.

The greatest force of personal liberation is the decision to widen our circle of compassion, moving from focus on self to focus on service.

Flowers are like visible messages from God.

The life of Jesus Christ is a message of hope, a message of mercy, a message of life in a dark world.

You should get to keep every dollar that you earn. That's your money. That's not the government's money.