“I grew up in a segregated America; I know what it feels like to be held down.”

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

“Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.”

“The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind”

“You are what you believe yourself to be.”

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude ”

“What does not destroy me, makes me stronger”

“The minute you learn to love yourself, you won't want to be anyone else”

“The question isn’t who is going to let me, it’s who is going to stop me”

“I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.”

“The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing”

“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the obstacles you overcome.”