“Being black does not stop you. You can sit out in the world and say "Well white people kept me back and I can't do this." Not so. You can have anything you want if you make up your mind and you want it.”

“Being black does not stop you. You can sit out in the world and say "Well white people kept me back and I can't do this." Not so. You can have anything you want if you make up your mind and you want it.”

“Being black does not stop you. You can sit out in the world and say "Well white people kept me back and I can't do this." Not so. You can have anything you want if you make up your mind and you want it.”

“Until I die I'm going to keep doing. My people need me. They need somebody that's not taking from them and is giving them something.”

“I'm not an American hero. I'm a person who loves children.”