The Lord who told me to take care of my people meant me to do it just as long as I live, and so I did what he told me.

If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.

I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer.

I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.

Lord, I'm going to hold steady on to You and You've got to see me through.

Never wound a snake; kill it.

I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in heaven.

I had crossed de line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free; but dere was no one to welcome me to de land of freedom, I was a stranger in a strange land.

Twant me, 'twas the Lord. I always told him, 'I trust to you. I don't know where to go or what to do, but I expect you to lead me,' and He always did.

Slavery is the next thing to hell.

Pleasure! The end of suffering or the beginning of an enjoyment?

Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.

All my authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

I love touring in the United States. It's dramatically different wherever you go. North to south you're going from snow to palm trees.

...Learn to give thanks for everything.

I decided at age 5 to start acting and I have never wanted to do anything else.

My friends and family always thought I was pretty funny, but I don't know if they thought I was get-my-own-show funny.

Three languages - the video, the music and the live performance - are awesome to bring together.

Our [generation] people have the worst diet of anybody. I'm ready to put a farmer on my payroll. We've got to get back to growing our own food. You are what you eat!

I'm an animal with you," he murmured. "I want to mark you. I want to possess you so completely there's no separation between us.