We can walk through the darkest night with the radiant conviction that all things work together for the good.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.

I'd like to think, that were he alive today, Andy Warhol would be painting the Housewives.

In efforts to soar above our nature, we invariably fall below it.

We must act swiftly in order to halt the rate of decay our planet faces.

Great passions are incurable diseases.

Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed.

When I'm writing new material, I never have any trouble coming up with ideas.

I don't fear death; I welcome it with open arms and a smirk. But until that wondrous day, I will continue to savor and celebrate all those who have graduated before me.

To go beyond the mind, you must be silent and quiet. Peace and silence, silence and peace - this is the way beyond. Stop asking questions.

Reading a good long novel is in many ways like having a long and satisfying affair