“The lessons of nonviolence are universal.”

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.

Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.

Sensible people have got to work together.

Too many of us still believe our differences define us.

Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.

Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.

The work of woman is not to lessen the severity or the certainty of the penalty for the violation of the moral law, but to prevent this violation by the removal of the causes which lead to it.

How many lessons there are and how little they are taken.

I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which, was that you can fail at what you don’t want so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.

Life’s a test, mistakes are lessons, but the gift of life is knowing that you have made a difference.

Life is like a confused teacher. First she gives the test and then teaches the lesson.

I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.

Good Times Become Good Memories, But Bad Times Make Good Lessons.

The most important lessons come when you struggle the most.