We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last.

Every moment has its pleasures and its hope.

Let your words glorify God and edify your hearers and then beautify your life.

May as well have ox blood running through those veins, ” I added, “You’re as stubborn as one.

Don't talk to me about aesthetics or tradition. Talk to me about what sells and what's good right now. And what the American people like is to think the underdog still has a chance.

You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.

Like all people who have nothing, I lived on dreams.

A good woman is known by what she does; a good man by what he doesn't.

People don't believe what you tell them. They rarely believe what you show them. They often believe what their friends tell them. They always believe what they tell themselves.

Laws abridging the natural right of the citizen should be restrained by rigorous constructions within their narrowest limits.

Talent? That's not talent. Talent is Liza Minnelli tap dancing and singing at the same time. What I just saw was devastation. Dying man on the cross. Salvation in B minor.