I don't think that I or any other Negro, as an American citizen, should have to ask for anything that is rightfully his. We are demanding that we just be given the things that are rightfully ours and that we're not looking for anything else.

The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.

There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.

How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts.

I am not concerned with being liked or disliked. I am concerned with being respected

I don’t think it matters what I believe, only what I do.

The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.