"The new industrial world is coming to us one new free-born industry at a time."

“The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus.”

“Learning what you don't want to do is the next best thing to figuring out what you want to do.”

“I do not care about happiness simply because I believe that joy is something worth fighting for.”

“If we want world peace, we must break the vicious circle of violence and reprisal, of an eye for an eye, of endless hate.”

Source : "Rights Expert Urges the UN General Assembly to Adopt a More Decisive Role in Peace-making". "Alfred de Zayas' Human Rights Corner" blog, dezayasalfred.wordpress.com. September 26, 2013.

“Look for the enemies of Medicare, of higher minimum wages, of Social Security, of federal aid to education and there you will find the enemy of the Negro, the coalition of Dixiecrats and reactionary Republicans that seek to dominate the Congress.”

“By its very nature, hate destroys and tears down; by its very nature, love creates and builds up.”

“The private schools and the independent schools like Oprah's are really doing well because they've got the best of everything but it certainly puts the spotlight on a system of public education that is still reeling from the apartheid years [in South Africa].”

Source : "Africa Update: Oprah Winfrey's Work with Schoolgirls". "New & Notes" with Farai Chideya, www.npr.org. January 8, 2007".

“I like looking at geniuses and listening to beautiful people.”