There's Not An American In This Country

I Do Not Believe That Every Person, In Every Walk Of Life, Can Succeed In Spite Of Any Handicap. That Would Be Perfection. But I Do Believe That What I Was Able To Attain Came To Be Because We Put Behind Us (no Matter How Slowly) The Dogmas Of The Past: To Discover The Truth Of Today; And Perhaps The Greatness Of Tomorrow.

The Right Of Every American To First-class Citizenship Is The Most Important Issue Of Our Time.

Life Is Not A Spectator Sport. If You're Going To Spend Your Whole Life In The Grandstand Just Watching What Goes On, In My Opinion You're Wasting Your Life.

Above Anything Else, I Hate To Lose.

I Had To Fight Hard Against Loneliness, Abuse, And The Knowledge That Any Mistakes I Made Would Be Magnified Because I Was The Only Black Man Out There... I Never Cared About Acceptance As Much As I Cared About Respect.