No man knows what he can do until he tries.

The mere imparting of information is not education. Above all things, the effort must result in making a man think and do for himself.

If the Negro in the ghetto must eternally be fed by the hand that pushes him into the ghetto, he will never become strong enough to get out of the ghetto.

Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.

If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.

As another has well said, to handicap a student by teaching him that his black face is a curse and that his struggle to change his condition is hopeless is the worst sort of lynching.

The real servant of the people must live among them, think with them, feel for them, and die for them.

In our so-called democracy we are accustomed to give the majority what they want rather than educate them to understand what is best for them.

For me, education means to inspire people to live more abundantly, to learn to begin with life as they find it and make it better.

The mere imparting of information is not education.

You must give your own story to the world.

Pain can kill, all on its own: the body goes into shock and shuts down.

God did not create you for sorrow and sickness

If you want a baby have a new one. Don't baby the old one.

I’m not a religious person; I would call myself an atheist. I don’t have a good story behind it, I’m just reasonable.

You always learn from your mistakes.

The ant's a centaur in his dragon world.

Let's go and get drunk on light again - it has the power to console.

I'm a ballplayer, not an actor.

When you live in a watershed area, in a pristine area, and you could watch this whole place fall apart in front of your eyes, you don't sell your soul for a buck.

Technically, I've learned that having good legs and wind is good for being on stage. You have to be in shape and have endurance.