“Nobody black had learned anything from the 'Letter from the Birmingham...” — Andrew Young Quote

“Nobody black had learned anything from the 'Letter from the Birmingham Jail' or from the 'I Have a Dream' speech. That was a revelation of white people.”

“I have committed my life to helping the poor, and I believe that if more companies followed Wal-Mart's lead in providing opportunity and savings to those who need it most, more Americans battling poverty would realize the American dream.”

“I grew up in the middle of a block where there was an Irish grocery store on one corner, an Italian bar on another corner and the Nazi Party was on the third corner.”

“This kind of music was just hitting England, so we were getting this following in clubs in Birmingham just cause we were trying to do something different.”

“The second gig I did was New Year's Eve at the Birmingham Anglers Club, and that started with booing.”

“Every year I teach dozens of students at the University of Birmingham. Most of the students on the gender and sexuality courses are women. I guess this is because the boys don't think that gender applies to them: that it's a subject for girls.”