Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.

I think one can live in American society with a certain cultural heritage, whether it's an African heritage or other, European,what have you, and still absorb a great deal of this culture. There is always cultural assimilation.

I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law.

In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline.

Carve a tunnel of hope through the dark mountain of disappointment.

It's just as evil to kill Vietnamese as it is to kill Americans.

Music is the best consolation for a despaired man