Cease to be a drudge, seek to be an artist.

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.

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.

Cease to be a drudge, seek to be an artist.

If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs.

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

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