History is the only true teacher, the revolution the best school for the proletariat.

The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening.

Before a revolution happens, it is perceived as impossible; after it happens, it is seen as having been inevitable.

Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.

Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.

Being human means throwing your whole life on the scales of destiny when need be, all the while rejoicing in every sunny day and every beautiful cloud.

There is no democracy without socialism, and no socialism without democracy.

The most revolutionary act is a clear view of the world as it really is.

We will be victorious if we have not forgotten how to learn.

The working classes in every country only learn to fight in the course of their struggles.

Bourgeois society stands at the crossroads, either transition to socialism or regression into barbarism.

Listen for the call of your destiny, and when it comes, release your plans and follow.

Diamonds are valuable because they are uncommon

Being a good example is the best form of service.

The anger and the creativity are so closely intertwined with me, and there's plenty of anger left.

From my point of view, things don't have to change to get better. Things are fantastic.

Black power is organizing the rage of Black people and putting new hard questions and demands to white America.

People are interested if you tell stories well and relevantly.

America is a remarkable place in that social attitudes change almost imperceptibly, and then you wake up the next day and they've changed. But they've been changing all the time.

A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.

The chances we take, knowing no better than to fall or to stand back and hold ourselves in... protecting our hearts with the tightest of grips.