Ugliness has its own splendor when it houses a soul of beauty.

Courage, after all, is not being unafraid, but doing what needs to be done in spite of fear.

Institutional practices, it seems, perpetuate themselves mostly by their invisibility.

Inner city education must change. Our responsibility is not merely to provide access to knowledge; we must produce educated people.

Anyone who said he wasn't afraid during the civil rights movement was either a liar or without imagination. I was scared all the time. My hands didn't shake but inside I was shaking.

Evil societies always kill their consciences.

It's hard to pay attention and stay focused, especially when there is a lot going on around you.