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. — Ossie Davis Copy Share Image
Here - at this final hour, Harlem has come to bid farewell to one of its brightest hopes - extinguished now, and gone from… — Ossie Davis Copy Share Image
Struggle is strengthening. Battling with evil gives us the power to battle evil even more. — Ossie Davis Copy Share Image
I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy; a strength; a secret cup of gladness. — Ossie Davis Copy Share Image
There is no secret to a long marriage - it's hard work...It's serious business, and certainly not for cowards. — Ossie Davis Copy Share Image
“... Harlem was home; was where we belonged; where we knew and were known in return; where we felt most alive; where, if need… — Ossie Davis Copy Share Image
It was a lifetime occupation that kept us too busy to stop and ask if we were happy or not — Ossie Davis Copy Share Image
One of the things I appreciate more was how important struggle was as the instrument that helped to keep us knit together. — Ossie Davis Copy Share Image
College ain't so much where you been as how you talk when you get back. — Ossie Davis Copy Share Image
If we can reach in wih the art and touch the imagination of the child, no matter who, we have affected that child. — Ossie Davis Copy Share Image
Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change. It can not only move us, it makes… — Ossie Davis Copy Share Image
It is necessary to stay on the march, to be on the journey, to work for peace wherever we are at all times, because… — Ossie Davis Copy Share Image
We can't float through life. We can't be incidental or accidental. We must fix our gaze on a guiding star as soon as one… — Ossie Davis Copy Share Image
