I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.

Freedom and independence form my character.

I just want to be able to play and make people feel good with what I do. When you're thinking that way, anything can happen. And, usually, what happens is good.

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.

If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under.

After all is said and done, more is said than done.

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.

What I stand for is what I stand on.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.

Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.