“The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.” – Nelson Mandela

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” – Booker T. Washington

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr

“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.” – Malcolm X

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela

“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” – Rosa Parks

“Without a struggle, there can be no progress.” – Frederick Douglass

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer.” – Harriet Tubman

“Believe in life! Always human beings will live and progress to greater, broader, and fuller life.” – W.E.B. Du Bois

“Your silence will not protect you.” – Audre Lorde

“Liberate the minds of men, and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.” – Marcus Garvey

“Truth is powerful and it prevails.” – Sojourner Truth

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin

“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” – Shirley Chisholm

“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” –  Langston Hughes

“Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” – John Lewis