African-American Quotes

"The time is always right to do what is right."

"I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people."

"Our common goal is to obtain the human rights that America has been denying us. We can never get civil rights in America until our human rights are first restored."

"Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace we are likely to see for some years to come - and we are acting to help Israelis and Palestinians seize this chance."

"In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going."

"We went to Chairman Arafat. I looked at him across his table. Said, 'Mr. Chairman, do your very best to give seven days of quiet so we can get going.'"

"I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet."

"Life has taught me to just be the best I can be."

"Don't settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that's in us."

"In anything I do, I want to be the best."

"The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work."

"Nothing I've ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children."

"Living your best life is your most important journey in life."

"Compassion is the ultimate expression of your highest self."

"We have to create a vision, make choices based on what moves us most swiftly toward our goals, and go after them with determination and single - mindedness. And whenever you encounter a problem, no matter how insurmountable it might seem, there is one simple response that should be ingrained in your behavior: Never give up."

"You must be willing to give total unconditional love to everyone, under all circumstances. That means being willing to be totally responsible for what you do and how you do it."

"A problem is a chance for you to do your best."

"When I get a contract with a network I have paid my dues and I have worked to get it, and they know that they're going to get for their dollar, the best that I have to offer. I'll give it the best. No 'Catch your later.'"

"I promised him, and I promised my wife and son, that I would try my best, and I'm trying my best."

"All these guys who are very competitive... They're going to draw the best talent out of you each and every night, every time you face them. That's what I thrive on. That's what I look forward to."

"I'm just going to take time off and just hang out with my children, just chill out, go out, meet all the best foot doctors in the world, then I'll make the best decision possible."

"I am the greatest."

There is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America - there's the United States of America."

"I think going to college for that one year was probably the best thing I have ever done."

"From the first, I made my learning, what little it was, useful every way I could."

"Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there."

"My biggest resource is my mind."

"I strive to be like the greatest people who have ever lived."