"I will never support any legislation that is against the tenets of Islam,.. Pakistan is an Islamic country, and no such law can be passed here even if it costs me my ministry or my seat ."

"I began to realize that my parents were going to build the biggest damn house in the whole town! I was shocked! “Are we rich?” I asked my brother. “Yes,” he said. “We are? Then why do I always wear di…"

"After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes. I believe that any system which produces that result violates my basic …"

"Nothing could tempt me to do this man injustice, though I could hardly add to the injury he has done himself."

"Presidents and Congresses, laws and lawsuits can open the doors to the polling places and open the doors to the wondrous rewards which await the wise use of the ballot. But only the individual Negro, …"