"My activism did not spring from my being gay, or, for that matter, from my being black. Rather, it is rooted fundamentally in my Quaker upbringing and the values that were instilled in me by my grandparents who reared me."
- Bayard Rustin
Belief
"When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him."
- Bayard Rustin
Courage
"The organizers and perpetuators of segregation are as much the enemy of America as any foreign invader."
- Bayard Rustin
Adversity
"We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers."
- Bayard Rustin
Taking Risks
"We are all one — and if we don’t know it, we will learn it the hard way."
- Bayard Rustin
Equilibrium
"Do one thing every day that scares you."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Facing Fears
"Once you face your fear, nothing is ever as hard as you think."
- Olivia Newton John
Facing Fears
"Comfort zones are most often expanded through discomfort."
- Peter McWilliams
Facing Fears
"Limits, like fear, is often an illusion."
- Michael Jordan
Facing Fears
"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually fear you will make one."
- Elbert Hubbard
Facing Fears