“The lessons of nonviolence are universal.”

To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.

Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.

People must understand that people were beaten, arrested, jailed, and some people were murdered, while attempting to register to vote, or to get others to register to vote.

If you’re not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed.

Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.

You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.

You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.

Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.

Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.

Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.

Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!

Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.

You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.

People will never, ever forget what happened and how it happened, and it is my hope that we are on our way to greater change.

Never lose your hope, be optimistic.

We will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. Health care is a right and not a privilege.

Grind it out. Hanging on just one second longer than your competition makes you the winner.

Every step I’ve taken has rewarded me with a lesson and every single setback and disruption has straightened out in a manner that befits me.

After you’ve work hard to get what you want, take the time to enjoy it.

Watch for big problems. They disguise big opportunities.

You know, what can I say. If a relationship can’t work out, make a record.

We all have holes, chips and scratches on us but these wear marks represent our journey, our wisdom, our knowledge, our lessons learned, our strength, and our vitality.

Every lesson comes with a price. The faster we learn, the smaller the price.

Lesson from Pataki’s success is: Use the political moment.