"The greatest proof of maturity is your willingness to forgive."Patience
"What is it that you think I could not know or do?"Power
"I learned from the moment I understood the purpose of language that it could be used as a weapon or a blessing."
"To accept one's past is to simultaneously prepare for one's future."Change
"The wars we wage—and the peace we make—are both within ourselves."War
"The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and stand only to please them, we have lost all control over ourselves."Fear
"To arrive at the transcendent, one must first embrace the immediate."Philosophy
"I suppose that one approaches the future with fear."Hope
"A summary of my life is that I was someone who spent his life writing and speaking about the experience of being a Negro."Work
"The person who can accept the responsibility of being alive can confront anything."Courage
"Until you can love what you hate, you will never be whole."Wisdom
"The greatest evidence of freedom is the ability to love freely and without condition."Freedom