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

There is a place in God's sun for the youth "farthest down" who has the vision, the determination, and the courage to reach it.

We live in a world which respects power above all things. Power, intelligently directed, can lead to more freedom. Unwisely directed, it can be a dreadful, destructive force.

From the first, I made my learning, what little it was, useful every way I could.

Whatever the white man has done, we have done, and often better.

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

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