The leader is a person who has the possibility through destiny to know the people, to recognize their capacities, and to bring them to bear on the problem.

Something dies in us every time we change. To make space for the true, familiar well-worn habits must give way.

He was going to embrace love every day. He would appreciate the world every hour. And he will believe in God every second

Reality confronts man with a great many musts, but all of them are conditional the formula of realistic necessity is You must, if and the if stands for man's choice

I am not tempted by God but I love his trappings.

When did one man ever civilize a people?

Well Lord, I'm still on the case. I'm still doing what Dr. King and Pops want me to do. I'm still on that freedom highway, and I'm going to walk on it until Dr. King's dream is realized.

In this business, you just never know from day to day. It's one reason I held off getting too involved in entertainment. I like being able to plan, I like to know what I'm going to be doing.

Sexual intercourse vests no property rights.

I know the history of the record business so well because I followed Billie Holiday into the record studios. It was so primitive compared to the sophisticated business today.

I have personally seen statements that were longer than some books I have read.