“We need to make some real fundamental change from the Constitution down in this country.”

We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.

Dr. King’s general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.

I think that any time you look at the fact that boycotts have historically led to change, whatever temporary inconvenience there may be, it in the long run leads toward, in my opinion, a better change for everybody.

And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.

I`m very cautious about what appears to be things put in place that will begin to roll back some of the progress that I believe we`ve made.

I’ve never seen an effective boycott that didn’t work.

If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen the same passion stirred up.

But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.

Vice President [Lindon] Johnson to President Johnson and Vice President [Hubert] Humphrey. It`s challenging the administrations to do the right thing.

Life is about not where you start, but where you’re going. That’s family values.

This is not about what party you’re part of. This is about right and wrong, … the conscience of this nation.

Any use of the names of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, in connection with any violence or killing of police, is reprehensible and against the pursuit of justice in both cases.

Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department.

We cannot look at the Latino community and preach ‘one language.’ No one gave them an English test before they sent them to Iraq to fight for America.

Better to die of something than to die in old age of nothing.

I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn’t mean anything.

Know who you are, because that’s how you will be cast at first. Then you can be Meryl Streep further down the road.

I know that Oswald killed Kennedy. Now, was he pushed? Encouraged to do it by outsiders? Possibly. Possibly. Was he sitting down with Fidel Castro? No.

You can’t leave footprints in the sands of time while sitting down.

In Italy, or France, we take it very slow. For example, we would have a lunch break of an hour or more. Just sitting down at the table, chitchatting.

He should not remain standing while he considers what he ought to do, as though the fate of a human being were a mere trifle; rather let him condescend to sit down for awhile.

Most of the approaches to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, have been directed at trying to resolve the most complex problems, like refugees and Jerusalem, which is akin to building the pyramid from the top down.

I learned long ago that when change comes, you gotta slow down and take note of it. In the midst of that change is all the possibility in the world.

You write by sitting down and writing. There’s no particular time or place—you suit yourself, your nature.