75 Quotes by Thurgood Marshall

What is the quality of your intent? Certain people have a way of saying things that shake us at the core. Even when the words do not seem harsh or offensive, the impact is shattering. What we could be experiencing is the intent behind the words. When we intend to do good, we do. When we intend to do harm, it happens. What each of us must come to realize is that our intent always comes through.

Lawlessness is lawlessness. Anarchy is anarchy is anarchy. Neither race nor color nor frustration is an excuse for either lawlessness or anarchy.

The measure of a country's greatness is its ability to retain compassion in times of crisis.

To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.

A man can make what he wants of himself if he truly believes that he must be ready for hard work and many heartbreaks.

Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place.

The measure of a country’s greatness is its ability to retain compassion in times of crisis.

What’s shaking, chiefy baby?

None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody – a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns – bent down and helped us pick up our boots.