"Stand firm when justice demands it, even if you stand entirely alone. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen."

"The foundation of joy is the echo of our deeds ripples through eternity."

"Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed."

"It is a quiet truth that wisdom is the quiet art of recognizing what can be changed and releasing what cannot."

"The Civil Rights Movement, it wasn't just a couple of, you know, superstars like Martin Luther King. It was thousands and thousands - millions, I should say - of people taking risks, becoming leaders in their community."

"The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself."

"It is a enduring truth that every second given to regret is a precious second stolen from creation."