I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come.

Take it upon yourself where you live to make people around you joyful and full of hope.

We can build a society grounded on friendship and our common humanity - a society founded on tolerance. That is the only road open to us.

I had no epiphany, no singular revelation, no moment of truth, but a steady accumulation of a thousand slights, a thousand indignities and a thousand unremembered moments produced in me an anger, a rebelliousness, a desire to fight the system that imprisoned my people. There was no particular day on which I said, Henceforth I will devote myself to the liberation of my people; instead, I simply found myself doing so, and could not do otherwise.

I have retired, but if there's anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do.

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

The Good News borne by our risen Messiah who chose not one race, who chose not one country, who chose not one language, who chose not one tribe, who chose all of humankind!