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.

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.

You lose a lot of time, hating people.

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.

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.

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

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