You and I have never seen democracy; all we've seen is hypocrisy.

Anything that feels good couldn't possibly be bad.

Every day we choose who we are by how we define ourselves.

Different is good. When someone tells you that you are different, smile and hold your head up and be proud.

Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.

Don't be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn't do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn't know what you know today.

The only thing power respects, is power.

The mental flexibility of the wise man permits him to keep an open mind and enables him to readjust himself whenever it becomes necessary for a change.

They cripple the bird's wing, and then condemn it for not flying as fast as they.

Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.

Only a fool would let his enemy teach his children.

The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman.

If not now then when, if not me then who?

For tommorow belongs to those that prepare for it today.

You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

Learn to see, listen, and think for yourself.

Only those who have already experienced a revolution within themselves can reach out effectively to help others.

When you hear me say "by any means necessary," I mean exactly that. I believe in anything that is necessary to correct unjust conditions-political, economic, social, physical, anything that is necessary.

The mother is the first teacher of the child. The message she gives that child, that child gives to the world.