I have always thought that what is needed is the development of people who are interested not in being leaders as much as in developing leadership in others.

In order to see where we are going, we not only must remember where we have been, but we must understand where we have been.

Oppressed people, whatever their level of formal education, have the ability to understand and interpret the world around them, to see the world for what it is, and move to transform it.

Until the killing of black men, black mothers' sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing of a white mother's sons, we who believe in freedom cannot rest until this happens.

Remember, we are not fighting for the freedom of the Negro alone, but for the freedom of the human spirit a larger freedom that encompasses all mankind.

We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes.

Give light, and people will find the way...

I didn't break the rules, but I challenged the rules.

My theory is, strong people don't need strong leaders.

One of the things that has to be faced is the process of waiting to change the system, how much we have got to do to find out who we are, where we have come from and where we are going.

I came out of a family background that involved itself with people.

Marriages are like pianos. They go in and out of tune.

Compromising is the only path that all happy couples travel on.

A friend of mine, Warren Lemming, has this theory: if you’re famous, it’s as if you’ve got a golden monkey on your shoulder. When people come up to talk to you, they just see the monkey.

If a man sets his heart on benevolence he will be free from evil.

It is important what a man still plans at the end. It shows the measure of injustice in his death.

The feeling before and after the event is very important. There are things happening before and after the event. These things are even more important than the event itself.

If the perfect Son of God is unattractive to you, then obviously you are an unattractive person.

What is simple is false and what is not is useless.

I have nothing against rich people. In fact, I've been struggling most of my life to join them.

Time has changed and now is the age of spending.