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.

I had gone to Europe . . . to reach for a place as a serious artist, but I never doubted that I must return. I was - and am - an American.

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

When I sing, I don't want them to see that my face is black; I don't want them to see that my face is white - I want them to see my soul. And that is colorless.

You lose a lot of time, hating people.

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