“I was weeping for all of history's incredible atrocities against fellowmen, which seems to be mankind's greatest flaw...”

“Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics.”

“Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people.”

“When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth.”

“The way to succeed is never quit. That's it. But really be humble about it. ... You start out lowly and humble and you carefully try to learn an accretion of little things that help you get there.”

“The way to succeed is never quit. That's it. But really be humble about it. ... You start out lowly and humble and you carefully try to learn an accretion of little things that help you get there.”

“You have to deal with the fact that your life is your life.”

“You have to deal with the fact that your life is your life.”

“The way to succeed is never quit. That's it. But really be humble about it.... You start out lowly and humble and you carefully try to learn an accretion of little things that help you get there.”

“Find the good - and praise it.”

“Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help.”