I never cease to wonder at the amazing presumption of much of white society, assuming that they have the right to bargain with the Negro for his freedom.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

Flowers carry not only beauty but also the silent song of love. You just have to feel it.

When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty tired of your own voice.

For poets that have had my luck, Seldom write when they can kiss.

We have to have great pitching performances from our guys, and we have to take it from there.

I do believe that some of these regulations made the markets more volatile, and it remains to be seen how bad that can be.

One lawyer told me that he never drinks water or eats in front of the jury because they can't do either one.

I remember when Victoria Wood started to come through, and I thought she was great, though she and I are very different in our approach.

I don't know what she is now. A stranger, mostly. It's as if she has become a part of a different world, one that doesn't include me anymore.

We need to discuss the basis of a new form of trust built on a meaningful form of citizenship appropriate for a republic.

In fact, Moon came on tour with us for a bit just before a big festival in Brighton, I think.