There are too many things we do not wish to know about ourselves.

Recognizing a problem doesn't always bring a solution, but until we recognize that problem, there can be no solution.

If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of Him.

The real victim of bigotry is the white man who hides his weakness under his myth of superiority.

The young think that failure is the Siberian end of the line, banishment from all the living, and tend to do what I then did - which was to hide.

Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.

All racists are irresponsible.