23 Quotes by Ossie Davis

It's not the man, it's the plan. It's not the rap, it's the map.

I cannot put into words how happy I was to have had the opportunity to be around him as much as I was. He had a great sense of humor, and through his humor, one could find his wisdom.

I couldn't think of a better way to pay tribute to him, ... I can't imagine his spirit being any happier than to receive this kind of honor.

If we can reach in wih the art and touch the imagination of the child, no matter who, we have affected that child.

It was a lifetime occupation that kept us too busy to stop and ask if we were happy or not

Any form of art is a form of power.

Here - at this final hour, Harlem has come to bid farewell to one of its brightest hopes - extinguished now, and gone from us forever.... Many will ask what Harlem finds to honor in this stormy, controversial and bold young captain - and we will smile. ...We will answer and say unto them, ‘Did you ever talk to Brother Malcolm? Did you ever really listen to him? ...For if you did you would know him. And if you knew him you would know why we must honor him.'

One of the things I appreciate more was how important struggle was as the instrument that helped to keep us knit together.

It is necessary to stay on the march, to be on the journey, to work for peace wherever we are at all times, because the liberty we cherish, which we would share with the world, demands eternal vigilance.