Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.

Studying goes deeper than mere reading. There are surface nuggets to be gathered but the best of the gold is underneath, and it takes time and labor to secure it.

Greatness is largely a social accident, and almost always socially supported.

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

World peace and brotherhood are based on a common understanding of the contributions and cultures of all races and creeds

The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth.

In each experience of my life, I have had to step out of one little space of the known light, into a large area of darkness. I had to stand awhile in the darkness, and then gradually God has given me light. But not to linger in. For as soon as that light has felt familiar, then the call has always come to step out ahead again into new darkness.