To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.

Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place.

A man can make what he wants of himself if he truly believes that he must be ready for hard work and many heartbreaks.

The measure of a country's greatness is its ability to retain compassion in time of crisis.

Do what you think is right and let the law catch up.

The Ku Klux Klan never dies. They just stop wearing sheets because sheets cost too much.

Lawlessness is lawlessness. Anarchy is anarchy is anarchy. Neither race nor color nor frustration is an excuse for either lawlessness or anarchy.

The process of democracy is one of change. Our laws are not frozen into immutable form, they are constantly in the process of revision in response to the needs of a changing society.

History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.

In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.

The United States has been called the melting pot of the world. But it seems to me that the colored man either missed getting into the pot or he got melted down.

A lie has forgiveness. A deceive doesn't. The difference is in lying to protect and deceiving to harm.

A man doesn't grow old because he has lived a certain number of years. A man grows old when he deserts his ideal. The years may wrinkle his skin, but deserting his ideal wrinkles his soul.

I'm always ready and willing to just keep pushing and working and going because it's in my spirit.

I really love big scarves. I have a whole bunch.

My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.

Challenge yourself with something you know you could never do, and what you'll find is that you can overcome anything son.

We should allow them to be who they are, because then we end up with healthy kids.

Man is his own star, and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man, Commands all light.

If you do not help a man with his troubles, it is equivalent to bringing troubles to him.

I always wanted to be an actress. I always wanted to be a movie star.