My personal assessment is that Dr. King is the greatest American we have ever produced. I can argue for Lincoln, I can argue for FDR, but for my money, King is the greatest American we have ever produced. His only weapon was love. He transforms a nation, transforms the world with one weapon and that of course being again the weapon of love. So that for me, King is the quintessential example of everything that I could ever want to be in my lifetime.
The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave. - Tavis Smiley
The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave.
- Tavis Smiley
We need to elect leaders who understand that leadership is about loving and serving people, not about self-advancement. - Tavis Smiley
We need to elect leaders who understand that leadership is about loving and serving people, not about self-advancement.
I learned early on that it's heartbreaking to - there's the editor that comes in, and then they have to craft the movie together, and sometimes you g… - Tavis Smiley
I learned early on that it's heartbreaking to - there's the editor that comes in, and then they have to craft the movie together, and sometimes you g…
Regardless of your race, religion or political affiliation, never hesitate to question those in authority. - Tavis Smiley
Regardless of your race, religion or political affiliation, never hesitate to question those in authority.
Sometimes rejection in life is really redirection. - Tavis Smiley
Sometimes rejection in life is really redirection.
In some states, not even 50 percent of black boys finish high school. - Tavis Smiley
In some states, not even 50 percent of black boys finish high school.
Take your focus off how others see you. Cease being obsessed with the need to impress your friends and your foes. Keep your concern on the vision you… - Tavis Smiley
Take your focus off how others see you. Cease being obsessed with the need to impress your friends and your foes. Keep your concern on the vision you…
I don't think I'd live anything over, even though I've made a lot of mistakes. I have learned how to see failure as a friend. So, I'm not one to live… - Tavis Smiley
I don't think I'd live anything over, even though I've made a lot of mistakes. I have learned how to see failure as a friend. So, I'm not one to live…
This administration and these folk who run Washington are no more interested in our welfare and our well being than the man on the moon. And we have … - Tavis Smiley
This administration and these folk who run Washington are no more interested in our welfare and our well being than the man on the moon. And we have …
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