For one to control one's thoughts and feelings means one can actually control one's atmosphere and all who walk into its sphere of influence.

It's easy to become a satellite today without even being aware of it. This country can seduce God. Yes, it has that seductive power; the power of the dollar.

I don't advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I'll step on his.

We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.

I Used the Word 'Negro' and I was Firmly Corrected

When we send our children to school, they learn nothing about us other than we used to be cotton pickers. Why, your grandfather was Nat Turner; your grandfather was Toussaint L'Ouverture; your grandfather was Hannibal. It was your grandfather's hands who forged civilization and it was your grandmother's hands who rocked the cradle of civilization. But the textbooks tell our children nothing.

[ Uncle Sam] is not sending 20 billion dollars to South America because he loves those people down here. He's sending it - sending it to them because he needs their friendship, he needs their allegion - their allegiance.