The artist must elect to fight for Freedom or for Slavery.

My father was a slave and my people died to build this country and I am going to stay here and have a part of it just like you.

The answer to injustice is not to silence the critic but to end the injustice.

The faces and the tactics of the leaders may change every four years, or two, or one, but the people go on forever.

As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this.

Artists are the gate keepers of truth. We are civilization’s radical voice.

In Russia I felt for the first time like a full human being. No color prejudice like in Mississippi, no color prejudice like in Washington. It was the first time I felt like a human being.

We ask for nothing that is not ours by right, and herein lies the great moral power of our demand.

Through my singing and acting and speaking, I want to make freedom ring. Maybe I can touch people's hearts better than I can their minds, with the common struggle of the common man.

My future depends mostly upon myself.

Art is not just to show life as it is, but to show life as it should be.

You will always be loved, and you will always be in love with love. A grande passion is the privilege of people who have nothing to do.

If you’re giving to get, all you’ll receive is disappointment. But if you’re giving to give, all you’ll receive is joy.

You have what others don't have. This is good news which means you can do what others can't do! You are unique

If you focus on the sunshine in life, you will see the darkness fade.

Why Judge someone? What gives YOU the right? We are all humans and we all have stories. Don't be critical on people...For how would you like it if they said that about you?

Pay attention to the work you want to do and everything'll work out fine. If you're in it for the ego, you might be successful but at a limited level.

We're going to fight for every vote in every state. We're going to make a real difference in people's lives.

Atrocity is truly emperor; All things that thrive are slaves of cruel Creation.

I know that I haven’t powers enough to divide myself into one who earns and one who creates.

Dressing is a matter of taste, and I've met very few Republicans with good taste.