The true leader is a different sort; he seeks effective activity which has a truly beneficient purpose. He inspires others to follow in his wake, and holding aloft the torch of wisdom, leads the way for society to realize its genuinely great aspirations.

I have heard of that idea [i.e., of Haile Selassie being the reincarnation of Jesus Christ]. I also met certain Rastafarians. I told them clearly that I am a man, that I am mortal, and that...they should never make a mistake in assuming or pretending that the human being is emanated from a deity.

We must become bigger than we have been: more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook. We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations but to our fellow men within the human community.

Leadership does not mean domination. The world is always well supplied with people who wish to rule and dominate others.

There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other.

Let us set our goals too high; let us demand more of ourselves than we believe we possess

Do not worship me, I am not God. I'm only a man. I worship Jesus Christ.