"To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the moment of waking to the moment of sleep."

"The American ideal, after all, is to be so rich that you don't have to deal with anybody."

"The great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in everything we do."

"The future of the Negro in this country is precisely as bright or as dark as the future of the country."

"Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?"