I don't wait for moods - you'd never get anything done if you did.

The head raised too high even in good will be struck off too soon.

For Nature is not unjust. She does not steal into the womb and like an evil fairy give her good gifts secretly to men and deny them to women. Men and women are born free and equal in ability and brain. The injustice begins after birth.

My first vivid memory is...when first I looked into her face and she looked into mine. That I do remember, and that exchanging looks I have carried with me all of my life. We recognized each other. I was her child and she was my mother.

Anger can give energy to the mind but only if it is harnessed and held in control.

Our bodies can be mobilized by law and police and men with guns, if necessary-but where shall we find that which will make us believe in what we must do, so that we can fight through to victory?

The mind that doggedly insists on prejudice often has not intelligence enough to change.