As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

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.

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my nature, and I always bear in mind that my mission is to leave behind me the kind of impression that will make it easier for those who follow.

When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.

A person has to be busy to be alive.

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