We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.

Start where you are, use what you have.

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.

Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.

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

There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport... It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.

I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.