Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom.

I’ve always done whatever I want and always been exactly who I am.

An important priority for me is a business must get their own house in order. Be or become an agent of positive change in your own enterprise and adopt responsible practices to eliminate the risks that often lie at the root of inequality and poverty.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

The people who tend to raise antiwar slogans will do so generally when it’s American or British interests involved.

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

That old law about ‚an eye for an eye‘ leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.

We should not underestimate ourselves, because if lots of individuals go together then we can accomplish almost anything.

We are Divine enough to ask and we are important enough to receive.

There is no scriptural basis for segregation.

All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently to be a great evil.

What I believe is that marriage is between a man and a woman, but what I also believe is that we have an obligation to make sure that gays and lesbians have the rights of citizenship that afford them visitations to hospitals, that allow them to be, to transfer property between partners, to make certain that they’re not discriminated on the job.

Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world.

Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example and disclose their HIV status.

What spectacle can be more edifying or more seasonable, than that of Liberty and Learning, each leaning on the other for their mutual and surest support?

Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.

I had to prove you could be a new kind of black man. I had to show the world.

The sexiest thing that a woman can do, wear, and say all fall under one word to me: subtlety. To be subtle in the things that she does and the things she says and the things she wears – I appreciate the details.

The polls show that concern over inequality among the general public rose pretty sharply after the Occupy movement started, very probably as a consequence. And there are other policy issues that came to the fore, which are significant.

We do not need the empire to give us anything.

When the human race neglects its weaker members, when the family neglects its weakest one – it’s the first blow in a suicidal movement. I see the neglect in cities around the country, in poor white children in West Virginia and Virginia and Kentucky – in the big cities, too, for that matter.

It is our duty as men and women to proceed as though the limits of our abilities do not exist.

To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body.

I walk tall; I got a tall attitude.

Mitt Romney subscribes to the cynical logic that says the American dream belongs to some of us but not all of us.

Wealthy men can’t live in an island that is encircled by poverty. We all breathe the same air. We must give a chance to everyone, at least a basic chance.

You have enough people against you… be for yourself.

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.

Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.

Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.

If we are not free, no one will respect us.

I liberate minds with my music. That’s more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.

I am not afraid… I was born to do this.

I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession.

Our generation in the west was lucky: we had readymade gateways. We had books, paper, teachers, schools and libraries. But many in the world lack these luxuries. How do you practice without such tryout venues?

When I’m in management meetings when we’re deciding my future, those decisions are left up to me. I’m the one who has to go out and fulfill all these obligations, so I should be able to choose which ones I do or not. That’s the part of my life where I feel most in control.

What someone else does or doesn’t do has no effect on me and what I do.

Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to the property of the rich, I wish it also to be known and declared that the rich have no right to the property of the poor.

Africa is a continent in flames. And deep down, if we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we would all do more to put the fire out. We’re standing around with watering cans, when what we really need is the fire brigade.

It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.

I just want people to be the best thems and live the happiest lives possible.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

We can never make ourselves better by trying… praying more or longer, studying more of the Word, performing good works, etc. Don’t get me wrong… it’s not bad to do any of these things. In fact, it’s good. It’s just that doing them in God’s power is the only way those things will have any real and lasting effect in our lives.

When the rich wage war, it’s the poor who die.

Once we start to act, hope is everywhere. So instead of looking for hope, look for action. Then, and only then, hope will come.

If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine.

I’ve heard there are troubles of more than one kind; some come from ahead, and some come from behind. But I’ve brought a big bat. I’m all ready, you see; now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!

In the summer of 1966, I went to Mississippi to be in the heart of the civil-rights movement, helping people who had been thrown off the farms or taken off the welfare roles for registering to vote. While working there, I met the civil-rights lawyer I later married – we became an interracial couple.

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have.

To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.

Men’s actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.

The poor are discussed as this homogeneous mash, like porridge. The idea that they might be individuals, and be where they are for very different, diverse reasons, again seems to escape some people.

Be the hunter, not the hunted.

Control your own destiny! Control your own destiny!

I always tell young girls, surround yourself with goodness. I learned early on how to get the haters out of my life.

If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

The people know their rights, and they are never slow to assert and maintain them when they are invaded.

The more a person seeks security, the more that person gives up control over their life.

I want kids to know: Don’t wait for somebody to come along and tell you you’re special. Because that may never happen.

There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we’ve got a system that allows them to do it.