I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life.

Every new fashion is a form of rebellion.

I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida. It was so blatant... I had never been so described as Florida described me.

If you apologize because you are afraid, then you are a child not a man.

I was a gift to my mother. She was a remarkable person. God or nature, or whatever those forces are, smiled on her, then passed me the best of her.

If I'm remembered for having done a few good things and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that's plenty.

So much of life, it seems to me, is determined by pure randomness.