Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.

Jazz speaks for life. The Blues tell the story of life's difficulties.

So I have tried to make it clear that it is wrong to use immoral means to attain moral ends. But now I must affirm that it is just as wrong, or even more so, to use moral means to preserve immoral ends.

He should sweep streets so well that all the host of heaven and earth will pause to say, 'Here lives a great street-sweeper who did his job well'

Be the best of whatever you are.

Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.

A lie cannot live.