If we do not save the environment, then whatever we do in civil rights will be of no meaning, because then we will have the equality of extinction.

Courage, after all, is not being unafraid, but doing what needs to be done in spite of fear.

We, who are the living, possess the past. Tomorrow is for our martyrs.

Anyone who said he wasn't afraid during the civil rights movement was either a liar or without imagination. I was scared all the time. My hands didn't shake but inside I was shaking.

Institutional practices, it seems, perpetuate themselves mostly by their invisibility.

Inner city education must change. Our responsibility is not merely to provide access to knowledge; we must produce educated people.

It's hard to pay attention and stay focused, especially when there is a lot going on around you.

Evil societies always kill their consciences.

Ugliness has its own splendor when it houses a soul of beauty.

Over the years, there has been an intermingling of film and aircraft. This relationship has generated all kinds of movies, including those filmed in San Diego.

Inner city education must change. Our responsibility is not merely to provide access to knowledge we must produce educated people.

The moment we understand life, we will begin to live.

You’re a clever strategist, but not all battles require tricks. Sometimes the simplest way to kill something is to swim up to it and bite it in half.

What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God.

It's not my job to dream your dreams. It's my job to make your dreams become a reality.

Without action, the world would still be an idea.

For me chivalry isn't dead; it's an involuntary reflex.

I thought I was an odd person, and since my hometown had only about 70,000 people in it, I knew I was going to have to leave there and go out and find other odd people.

It may take me a long time before I feel 'ready' to tour as a lead singer. I may never be ready... we'll just have to see.

A lot of people think they're born for themselves; I don't think that. I believe that we're here to help other people all the way through.

Love asks me no questions, and gives me endless support.