If I don't ask "Why me?" after my victories, I cannot ask "Why me?" after my setbacks and disasters.

If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?' about the good things that happened in my life.

We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.

My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.

The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, "Did I make the best use of the time I had?

Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.