What I am is a thinking, feeling human being compelled by history.

- Avery Brooks

Until the world in some way changes, then my responsibility is to share what I know and more importantly to behave like I know about the extraordinar…

- Avery Brooks

Hold on to your dream. Don't let the people shake you from your dream.

- Avery Brooks

Hold on to your dream. Don't let the people shake you from your dream. Don't let form become more important than the substance of your heart and mind…

- Avery Brooks

Father, I have much to be grateful for tonight and I thank you. I have much to regret and I ask your forgiveness. But even as I ask your forgiveness,…

- Avery Brooks

Knowledge is going to make you stronger. Knowledge is going to let you control your life. Knowledge is going to give you the wisdom to teach their ch…

- Avery Brooks

One of the reasons that I accepted, once asked to do Star Trek, was to give a single child a chance to see the long thought, to see themselves some 4…

- Avery Brooks

For all we know, at this very moment, somewhere far beyond all those distant stars, Benny Russell is dreaming of us.

- Avery Brooks

If I were a carpenter, I'd find a way to empower using that skill. I'm using as much as God has given - my mind, my voice, my heart, my art forms. Th…

- Avery Brooks