Bayard Rustin

"In order to have a relationship, I think you have to be honest."

"Every man has within him the power to say no. This power is the essence of freedom."

"I believe the purpose of education is to train the individual to become a socially useful person."

"The only way to get rid of a problem is to confront it directly and honestly."

"We are only as strong as our weakest member."

"Fear is the greatest obstacle to progress."

"I do not believe that violence ever solves problems; it only creates new ones."

"The future depends on what we do in the present."

"I believe that love is the most powerful force in the universe."

"We cannot achieve freedom for ourselves alone; we must achieve it for all people."

"The art of living is the art of seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary."

"I think we have become too comfortable with injustice."

"Young people must learn that service to others is the highest calling."

"We cannot build a just society on the foundation of lies and deception."

"Patience is not the absence of action; it is the timing of action."

"I believe that art has the power to transform consciousness."

"The measure of a nation is not what it produces, but how it treats its people."

"We must learn to think beyond our own self-interest."

"I have always believed that the direct action of the oppressed is more important than the words of their friends."

"Money is not the root of all evil; the love of money is."

"If we are to have peace, we must learn to live with our differences."

"The greatest achievement is to lift others as we climb."

"I believe that every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect."

"We have the power to create change if we have the courage to act."