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

If the image one holds of one's self contains elements that don't square with reality, one is best advised to let go of them, however difficult that may be.

When you walk with someone, something unspoken happens. Either you match their pace or they match yours.

To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved.

Of all my father's teachings, the most enduring was the one about the true measure of a man. That true measure was how well he provided for his children, and it stuck with me as if it were etched in my brain.

True 'joy' is the difference between just amusing ourselves to death and creating 'meaningful' pleasure.

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.