A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy.

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You lose a lot of time, hating people.

You lose a lot of time, hating people.

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would...

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would...

The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take...

The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take...

Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find...

Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find...

I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my...

I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my...

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

Prayer begins where human capacity ends.

You lose a lot of time, hating people

You lose a lot of time, hating people

Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find...

Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find...

When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.

When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.

When I sing, I don't want them to see that my face is black. I...

When I sing, I don't want them to see that my face is black. I...

Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a...

Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a...

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be...

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be...

I forgave the DAR many years ago. You lose a lot of time hating people.

I forgave the DAR many years ago. You lose a lot of time hating people.

I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country.

I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country.

None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature...

None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature...

None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature...

None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature...

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be...

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be...

Freedom of speech is of no use to a man who has nothing to say...

Freedom of speech is of no use to a man who has nothing to say...

Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there...

Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there...

Freedom is from within.

Freedom is from within.

Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed upon the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.

Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed upon the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.

We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are.

We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are.