The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.

Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say, 'God, he said exactly what I was thinking.' And when they begin to respect you, they'll follow you to the death.

Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.

The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.

No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?