There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the make the first move - and he, in turn, waits…

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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...

A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have...

A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman.

Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman.

No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people,...

No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people,...

The only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know

The only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know

I made efforts to swallow tears and to protect the species of the Japanese nation.

I made efforts to swallow tears and to protect the species of the Japanese nation.

There's a drive in me that won't allow me to do certain things that are...

There's a drive in me that won't allow me to do certain things that are...

Let us believe neither half of the good people tell us about ourselves, nor half...

Let us believe neither half of the good people tell us about ourselves, nor half...