Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.

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

Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

Freedom and independence form my character.

The person who takes no chances generally has to take whatever is left when others are through choosing.

You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.

Every intention is a trigger for transformation.

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Be not ashamed women, ... You are the gates of the body, and you are the gates of the soul.

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?

Argue not concerning God,re-examine all that you have been told at church or school or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your soul

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

A man can't soar too high, when he flies with his own wings.

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

Don?t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.

Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.

When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.