Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

I cannot forget that the Nobel Prize for Peace was also a commission - a commission to work harder than I had ever worked before for "the brotherhood of man".

I have condemned any organizer of war, regardless of his rank or nationality.

Education without direction is a one-sided social value. Direct action without education is a meaningless expression of pure energy.

The more I thought about human nature, the more I saw how our tragic inclination for sin/mistakes causes us to use our minds to rationalize our action.

There is such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.

Black Power alone is no more insurance against social injustice than white power.