If we are honest and fair, then we are known by that. If we are not, alas, we are known by that as well. What we want to do is do right, but you have to say it, you have to show it, and not stop.

You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

I might have it at six-fifteen a.m. just as soon as I get in, but usually it's about eleven o'clock when I'll have a glass of sherry.

It is imperative that young white men and women study the black American history. It is imperative that blacks and whites study the Asian American history.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear.

You can ask goodness in, show it how much you like it, make room for it. And it says, "Oh, I like this place, I think I'll stay here." Which is why people go into one house and say, "I want to take my shoes off." At another house, no matter how beautiful it is, they might say, "Hmm, I can't stay."