“When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.”

Your purpose is not meant to be a burden; it is meant to be a beacon that guides you to a meaningful life.

Your willingness to step outside your comfort zone is what will lead you to new levels of success and personal growth.

Failure is just a way to move you in a different direction.

Anything you really want, you can attain, if you really go after it.

“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.”

I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.