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

There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the make the first move - and he, in turn, waits for you.

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

You can't build a chimney from the top, you know.

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.

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

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.