I'm tired of chasing people.

I was the seventh of nine children. When you come from that far down you have to struggle to survive.

If any man claims the Negro should be content... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large cit…

I thought they'd get one of us, but Jack, after all he's been through, never worried about it. I thought it would be me.

All this fuss about sleeping together. For physical pleasure I'd sooner go to my dentist any day.

One good man, Oh ain't much, honey ain't much, It's only everything...

I always wanted a beautiful loving wife and she always wanted to be a citizen.