She had wanted her son to stand for what he believed and to be respectful. And he had died for believing his friends had a right to play their music loud, to be American teenagers.

I would not have you descend into your own dream. I would have you be a conscious citizen of this terrible and beautiful world.

The spirit and soul are the body and brain, which are destructible-that is precisely why they are so precious.

Anyone can make a baby, but it takes a man to be a father.

You do not give your precious body to the billy clubs of Birmingham sheriffs, nor to the insidious activity of the streets.

To question what I see, then to question what I see after that, because the questions matter as much, perhaps more than, the answers.

You are growing into consciousness, and my wish for you is that you feel no need to constrict yourself to make other people comfortable.

My work is to give you what I know of my own particular path while allowing you to walk your own.

I should not mistake her calm probing for the absence of anger.

Serious history was the West, and the West was white.

I found that the same softness which once made me a target now compelled people to trust me with their stories.

They had lived and known glory, and then they were ddead. She was alive and they were not, and nothing but a heartbeat separated her from them

You’re a grown woman, and a clever one. I believe you understand the situation. And I’m going to trust that you know your own mind.

Understand: the task of an activist is not to negotiate systems of power with as much personal integrity as possible--it's to dismantle those systems.

Do you know the difference between a kayak and a college student? A kayak tips.

Prayers are heard in heaven very much in proportion to your faith. Little faith will get very great mercies but great faith still greater.

To share a hiding place, physical or psychological, is as intimate as love.

I have Many Problems in My Life. But my leaps don't know that. They always smile

The sphere that is deepest, most unexplored, and most unfathomable, the wonder and glory of God's thought and hand, is our own soul!

If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.

When creating an album, one of the first things you have to think about is what you want your production style to be.