If you're not frightened that you might fail, you'll never do the job. If you're frightened, you'll work like crazy.

Our language is the reflection of ourselves.

I would not take one cup of coffee from a grower...There's not a good one. I hate them. A few presents, a little talk, then the noose. That's how capitalism works.

The picket line is the best place to train organizers. One day on the picket line is where a man makes his commitment. The longer on the picket line, the stronger the commitment. A lot of workers think they make their commitment by walking off the job when nobody sees them. But you get a guy to walk off the field when his boss is watching and, in front of the other guys, throw down his tools and march right to the picket line, that is the guy who makes our strike. The picket line is a beautiful thing because it makes a man more human.

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work.

If you're not frightened that you might fail, you'll never do the job. If you're frightened, you'll work like crazy.

It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life.