"The ocean of adversity cannot drown the spirit that resolves to stay afloat. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The echoes of eternity remind us that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies."

"It is a profound truth that the present moment is the only sanctuary where peace truly resides."

"The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor."

"The uglier a man's legs are, the better he plays golf - it's almost a law."

"The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea."

"To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time."