The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life.

There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.

I am not concerned with being liked or disliked. I am concerned with being respected

If I had to choose between baseball’s Hall of Fame and first class citizenship for all of my people. I would say first-class citizenship.

I know that I am a black man in a white world. . . I know that I never had it made.

Relationships may change throughout the gift of time, memories stay the same forever in my mind.

This ain't fun. But you watch me, I'll get it done.

A life isn't significant except for its impact on others' lives.

Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money.

Never forget the pastTo lead the future best

Every romantic knows that love was never a noun

Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.

Most mothers and fathers will shop more for a TV set than they will for a child care center for their child.

Over a period of time, I think the popular will in Iran will prevail.

I think it is a worthy goal in America to have every child protected by law and welcomed in life. I also think we ought to continue to have good adoption law as an alternative to abortion.

I think we're all safer when the police respect the communities they're supposed to serve, and the communities respect the law.

It is not often given in a noisy world to come to the places of great grief and silence.

A King (as such) is not a great man. He has great power, but it is not his own.