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

I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.

Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.

If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.

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.

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.

When anger rises up I let it breathe. A fire burns out, eventually.

Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.

Anger makes you vulnerable, It slowdowns the mind and make us slip our tongues often.

I get a little heated when I talk about the past. But I wanted to be clear – I’m not mad at anybody – not anymore.

Lets conduct a study. Let’s pull up a jury. Are you a beautiful person? or inclined to wanton fury.

Anger is my biggest enemy in life.

I listen to music that is of our time and I just get angry.

I feel anger and I feel understanding. It’s a difficult position to be in.