[To the patronizing train conductor who had twice said, 'Auntie, give me your ticket':] Which of my sister's sons are you?

Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.

I never stop to plan. I take things step-by-step.

Enter to learn; depart to serve.

When they learn of Shakespeare and Goethe, we must teach them of Pushkin and Dumas. . . . Whatever the white man has done, we have done, and often better.

Forgiving is not about forgetting, it's letting go of the hurt

The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.