My wife and I went to jail in Selma. The difference when I was back there recently? White folks? No. Black folks who were not scared. I was behind the president this time. When I was a little boy and ran around with trifling dudes, I was the only one scared of dogs. And I was bitten 14 times! Dogs smell scared. And that's the same thing with people: 50 years ago they smelled fear. There was no fear this time.

People keep telling me about the white race and the black race - and it really doesn't make sense. I played Miami, met a fellow two shades darker than me - and his name was Ginsberg! Took my place in two sit-in demonstrations - nobody knew the difference. The he tried for a third lunch counter and blew the whole bit ... asked for blintzes.

When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's not enough, but it helps.

Truth is the baby of the world. It never gets old.

A Klaner KKK is a cat who gets out of bed in the middle of the night and takes his sheet with him.

There's a God force inside of you that gives you a will to live.

Once we used to have to crank up our cars, now you can pop it on from inside your house. Everything has changed except how we get freedom.