James Chaney

"What separates us is what we allow to separate us."

"The greatest gift we can give is our presence, not our presents."

"To understand another is to disarm hatred before it takes root."

"We are architects of our own destiny and guardians of others'."

"The power of one person lies in their refusal to be powerless."

"In standing for something, we stand for everything."

"The world changes not when we wish it to, but when we will it to."

"To love someone is to make yourself vulnerable to their humanity."

"The truth may be inconvenient, but convenience is not its measure."

"We inherit the struggle; we must choose to inherit the triumph."

"Every act of kindness is a rebellion against indifference."

"The soul of progress is the willingness to be uncomfortable."

"In our diversity is our democracy; in our unity is our strength."

"To forgive is to break the chains that bind both the forgiven and the forgiver."

"We are more than our circumstances; we are our choices."

"The greatest tragedy is the unlived potential within us."

"In the face of injustice, hope is not naive; it is necessary."

"What we build with our hands outlasts what we create with our words."

"The measure of our success is not in what we gain, but in what we give."

"To question is not to rebel; it is to think."

"We are each other's responsibility and each other's salvation."

"The future is not something that happens to us; it is something we create."

"In the struggle for justice, there are no bystanders, only participants."

"To live is to take a stand; to stand is to live."