I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

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.

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

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

I felt like an integral part of my being had just been ripped out of me, only to have it replaced with something that did not belong.

To write a good book, you must read one book for each page of the book you are about to write.

There is nothing wrong with you... Life isn't supposed to be easy... It is designed to be challenging so that you will grow into a more conscious, loving human being.

All the political angst and moral melodrama about getting 'the rich' to pay 'their fair share' is part of a big charade. This is not about economics, it is about politics.

The Golden Rule works like gravitation.

What would it profit thee to be the first Of echoes, tho thy tongue should live forever, A thing that answers, but hath not a thought As lasting but as senseless as a stone.

I am myself and what is around me, and if I do not save it, it shall not save me.

There was no other sound in the world like a car crash.

Rock n' roll was a kid when I was a kid.

Democracy does not have to be a bloodsport, it can be an honorable enterprise that advances the public interest.