Alphabet Quotes

I never took a day off in my twenties.

Not one.

Meritocracy ensures that the best people lead.

Wine is sunlight,

held together by water.

The human race is a race of cowards;

and I am not only marching in that procession

but carrying a banner.

The key to success is to keep pushing,

even when the world says you cannot.

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim

is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

I don't have a problem with the kids;

I have a problem with the mothers.

It is my belief that nearly any invented quotation,

played with confidence,

stands a good chance to deceive.

Intellectuals solve problems,

geniuses prevent them.

The problem of the twentieth century is

the problem of the color line.

Mankind,

when left to themselves,

are unfit for their own government.

Deciding what not to do is as important

as deciding what to do.

Every note carries a story that words cannot tell.

I don't like that man.

I must get to know him better.

I would never allow anyone to give me money,

no difference how badly I needed it,

I wanted literally to earn my living.

Revolutions go not backward.

I'm not the one who made you cry;

your performance made me cry.

Start by doing what’s necessary;

then do what’s possible;

and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

I believe in the power of music to change hearts and minds.

The best way to preserve liberty is to be vigilant.