Had it not been for the ministry of my good friend Dr. Billy Graham, my work in the civil rights movement would not have been as successful as it has been.

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.

Jazz speaks for life. The Blues tell the story of life's difficulties, and if you think for a moment, you will realize that they take the hardest realities of life and put them into music, only to come out with some new hope or sense of triumph.

We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.

The Negro cannot win the respect of his oppressor by acquiescing; he merely increases the oppressor's arrogance and contempt.

You only need a heart full of grace

The potential beauty of human life is constantly made ugly by man's ever-recurring song of retaliation.