Heights Quotes

We think the Dred Scott decision is erroneous.

We know the court that made it has

often overruled its own decisions,

and we shall do what we can to have it overrule this.

The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.

I must admit,

I’m a little confused,

but I think I’ve got this whole baseball thing figured out.

Focus on the process,

not the outcome.

Excellence comes from repetition.

We did not come to fear the future.

We came here to shape it.

The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.

Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.

I dissent.

The world is made up of two kinds of people:

those who do and those who complain.

All right,

then,

I'll go to hell.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Breathe.

Let go.

And remind yourself that this very moment,

is the only one you know you have for sure.

Love is like flower

Friendship is like a

sheltering tree.

I don’t know why people think dreams are nonsense.

The future is a function of the present,

not a prediction of the past.

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.

I speak to you only as an American

who happens to be an American Negro

and one who is proud of that heritage.

We ask for nothing special.

We ask only that we be permitted to compete on an even basis,

and if we are not worthy,

then the competition shall, per se, eliminate us.

People judge you by your performance,

so focus on the outcome.

Great hearts steadily send forth

the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

Somebody may beat me,

but they’re going to have to bleed to do it.