An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy.
Artists reach areas far beyond the reach of politicians. Art, especially entertainment and music, is understood by everybody, and it lifts the spirits and the morale of those who hear it.
I want to sleep for eternity with a broad smile on my face. I want those who remain behind to say this man has done his duty.
Blaming things on the past does not make them better.
Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
The best weapon is to sit down and talk.
Where you stand depends on where you sit.
It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.
Great anger and violence can never build a nation.
If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace.
The call now is for each of us to ask ourselves: are we doing all we can to help build the country of our dreams?
The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.
I am the captain of my soul.
The wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor.
You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.
Freedom is meaningless if people cannot put food in their stomachs, if they can have no shelter, if illiteracy and disease continue to dog them.