Arthur Ashe

Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.

If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?' about the good things that happened in my life.

I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.

I really think the most important thing I do is to protect the dignity and the integrity of the Office of the Surgeon General.

The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.