None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath.

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy.

The minute a person whose word means a great deal dares to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow.

Prejudice: Sometimes it's like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find it with your fingers, but you keep brushing at it because the feel of it is irritating.

I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country.

If you have a purpose in which you can believe, there's no end to the amount of things you can accomplish.