Black Consciousness seeks to infuse the black community with a new-found pride in themselves, their efforts, their value systems, their culture, their religion and their outlook to life.

I'm going to be me as I am, and you can beat me or jail me or even kill me, but I'm not going to be what you want me to be.

It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die.

The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.

Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.

The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity.

I would like to remind the black ministry and indeed all black people that God is not in the habit of coming down from heaven to solve people's problems on earth.

Change the way people think and things will never be the same

The wealth of the country must eventually be enjoyed by people of the country

You are either alive and proud or you are dead, and when you are dead, you can't care anyway.

So as a prelude whites must be made to realise that they are only human, not superior. Same with Blacks. They must be made to realise that they are also human, not inferior.

Life keeps throwing me lemons because I make the best lemonade...

Any conscious or unconscious thought, love, or actions will bring more energy in your life.

A hand fought best when it made a fist.

If you have a connection to someone, it doesn't matter what their exterior is.

The rules of the world are changing. It is time for the rules of teaching and teachers' work to change with them.

The problem is that agencies sometimes lose sight of common sense as they create regulations.

Joining Modest Mouse was just consistent with what I used to do as a teenager: I followed where I thought I would make some interesting music.

The main purpose of children's parties is to remind you that there are children more awful than your own.

Chemistry is so important in a great kiss. You can act your way through anything, but its hard with a kiss.

While we want doubts to give way to faith, we should be merciful and patient with those who are still in a doubt-troubled place.