I have walked into the palaces of kings and queens and into the houses of presidents. And much more. But I could not walk into a hotel in America and get a cup of coffee, and that made me mad.

You are on the eve of a complete victory. You can't go wrong. The world is behind you.

To realise our dreams we must decide to wake up.

I'm not intimidated by anyone. Everyone is made with two arms, two legs, a stomach and a head. Just think about that.

I shall dance all my life. . . . I would like to die, breathless, spent, at the end of a dance.

You must get an education. You must go to school, and you must learn to protect yourself. And you must learn to protect yourself with the pen, and not the gun.

We must change the system of education and instruction. Unfortunately, history has shown us that brotherhood must be learned, when it should be natural.

The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains.

A violinist had a violin, a painter his palette. All I had was myself. I was the instrument that I must care for.

Let us stop saying 'white Americans' and 'colored Americans,' let us try once and for all saying... Americans. Let human beings be equal on Earth as in Heaven.

Each time I leaped I seemed to touch the sky and when I regained earth it seemed to be mine alone.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

They're so cold, these scholars!May lightning strike their foodso that their mouths learn howto eat fire!

If you change a woman's look, you change her persona.

I think the most that I've learned has been, how do I put this? The innate goodness inside of all of us.

We need a space program because we need explorers. Its in our souls.

Great organisations choose principles over people. When you give up on the principles, sooner or later you will break down.

It was a hobby I got into a long time ago, hacking cameras. I was able to make my own using different lenses.

If you want to manage somebody, manage yourself. Do that well and you'll be ready to stop managing. And start leading.

By letting our children lead us to their own special places we can rediscover the joy and wonder of nature.

Now is the time to set your life's goals. Now is the time to set your standards firmly and then hold to them throughout your life.