“There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.”

I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.

I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.

Knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.

I will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be.

I had decided that I would not go anywhere with a piece of paper in my hand asking white folks for any favors. I had made that decision myself, as an individual.

Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.

I want to be treated like a human being.

If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.

Why do you all push us around?

As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.

I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.

As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.

We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.

I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.

If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that.

If you’re looking to become an entrepreneur then don’t waste your time going to university or business school – just get on and do it.

Successful Investing takes time, discipline and patience.

If you double the number of experiments you do per year you’re going to double your inventiveness.

Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success. I’ve met people who don’t want to try for fear of failing.

The best people want to work the big challenges.

If you’re afraid of failing you won’t get very far.

Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.