“If I wanted to develop a scenario to destroy America, I would do what ...” — Andrew Young Quote

“If I wanted to develop a scenario to destroy America, I would do what the Republicans are doing. Take the brightest and best young black men off the streets, put them in jail, make them meaner than hell for 8 or 10 years and then turn them lose in a society where there are plenty of guns for them to play with.”

“I have about concluded that wealth is a state of mind, and that anyone can acquire a wealthy state of mind by thinking rich thoughts.”

“One of the principles of nonviolence is that you leave your opponents whole and better off than you found them.”

“To be honest, when I was younger, I went to schools that made me aware I wasn't the brightest.”

“You don't have to be in the brightest, shiniest state of being an individual to feel like you're exceptional.”

“You are part of that horrid expression, the best and the brightest. It can be a terrible burden if you let it be, but it is the great challenge of your time. And being a warrior in that challenge should be wondrous.”