One cannot pay the price of self-respect.

"Genius is divine perseverance." Divine patience I believe he originally used, perseverance is better in my opinion. Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness but perseverance all can have.

A fault which humbles a person is of more use to him or her than a good action which puffs him or her up.

The soul of me is very selfish. I have gone my way after a fashion that made me the center of the plan. And you who are so individual, who are so independent a spirit, whose soul is also a kingdom, have been so loyal, so forgiving, so self-sacrificing in your willingness to live my life. Nothing but love cold have accomplished so wonderful a thing.

I am not one of those who believe that a great standing army is the means of maintaining peace, because if you build up a great profession those who form parts of it want to exercise their profession.

The only place in the world that nothing has to be explained to me is the South.

We didn't have another choice but to do what we did, if we wanted to be accepted, because we weren't counted as human beings.