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" Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back. "

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" I travel all the time, but when I come back to the South, I see such progress. In a real sense, a great deal of the South has been redeemed. People feel freer, more complete, more whole, because of what happened in the movement. "

" Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings. "

" The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have. "

" I'm very hopeful. I am very optimistic about the future. "

" I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in. "

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" There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action. "

" Never give up. Never give in. Never become hostile... Hate is too big a burden to bear. "

" In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. "

" It's not just Barack Obama, but I doubt Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton would have made it to the White House without Selma. "

" I grew up very poor in rural Alabama. "

" Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we've come and the progress we've made. "

" What 'March' is saying is that it doesn't matter whether we are black or white, Latino or Asian. It doesn't matter whether we are straight or gay. "

" Selma was the turning point. "

" People come up to me in airports, they walk into the office, and they say, 'I'm going to cry; I'm going to pass out.' And I say, 'Please don't pass out; I'm not a doctor.' "

" Dr. King was one of the most inspiring human beings I ever met. He was such a warm, compassionate, and loving human being. "

" I say to people today, 'You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.' "

" The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society. "

" We're one people, and we all live in the same house. Not the American house, but the world house. "

" We should be creative, and we should accommodate the needs of every community to open up the democratic process. We should make it easy and accessible for every citizen to participate. "

" You have to be persistent. "

" Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote. "

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" Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division. "

" I believe in forgiveness; I believe in trying to work with people. "

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