Without God, all of our efforts turn to ashes and our sunrise into the darkest of nights.

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.

A man does not measure its height in moments of comfort, but in terms of change and controversy

Procrastinatio n is still the thief of time.

We know nothing about Africa, although our roots are there in terms of our forbearers. But I mean as far as the average Negro today, he knows nothing about Africa. And I think he's got to face the fact that he is an American, his culture is basically American, and one becomes adjusted to this when he realizes what, what he is.

Without denying the value of scientific endeavor, there is a striking absurdity in committing billions to reach the moon where no people live, while only a fraction of that amount is appropriated to service the densely populated slums.

unearned suffering is redemptive.