Yet the ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond-jade, Are only silly puppet gods That people themselves Have made.-

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.

I'm so tired of waiting, aren't you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?

The only way to get a thing done is to start to do it, then keep on doing it, and finally you'll finish it.

A world I dream where black or white, Whatever race you be, Will share the bounties of the Earth And every man is free.

When a man starts out to build a world, He starts first with himself

Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed - Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one above.

I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.

I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.

Negroes - Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day - They change their mind.

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? ... Or does it explode?

Love me for what I amNot what I try to be.Love me for what I am.I amA person who likes to lie too much.I try too muchTo impress other people...Often my inferiors.

I've had an incredible life with a lot of triumphs, my share of heartbreak, and some pretty amazing experiences.

I think patriotism is all about wanting to see America better, wanting to see those are oppressed do better and get treated better.

Isaac Asimov is, in reality, based on something I had invented a few years previously.

Lady Lytton rules her husband, but that I suppose is always the case where marriages are what is called 'happy'.

I wanted to be a stage actor but I got stuck on television. It took a couple of years to get used to.

In my mind, the sexiest thing in the world is the feeling that you’re wanted.

A birthday wish granted 23 years late is still a birthday wish granted.

The scientist keeps the romantic honest, and the romantic keeps the scientist human.

When life hands you lemons, make whisky sours.