I die, as I have lived, a free spirit, an Anarchist, owing no allegiance to rulers, heavenly or earthly.

There is no peace now, and there will never be peace, so long as one rules over another.

I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.

I think it can be shown that the law makes ten criminals where it restrains one.

There is no society for the prevention of cruelty to women.

A standing army is a standing menace to liberty.

Speak, speak, speak, & remember that whenever anyone's liberty to speak is denied, your liberty is denied also, & your place is where the attack is.

... it is better to study how to live rather than how to die; ... it is better to have a religion of deeds rather than a religion of creeds; ... it is better to work for humanity than for God.

There is one common struggle against those who have appropriated the earth, the money, and the machines.

The question of souls is old—we demand our bodies, now. We are tired of promises, god is deaf, and his church is our worst enemy.

A right , in the abstract, is a fact ; it is not a thing to be given, established, or conferred; it is. Of the exercise of a right power may deprive me; of the right itself, never.

If you open your eyes in the morning, it is just another day of opportunity to improve your Life!

Adversity is inevitable. Staying positive is optional.

Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.

It is a good rule never to look into the face of a man in the morning till you have looked into the face of God.

Only a lie that wasn't ashamed of itself could possibly succeed.

and yet, you never knew wwhat you were capable of until you arrived at that given moment. Life was just a whole string of spots where you continued to surprise yourself.

I've got five or six unpublished stories kicking around looking for somebody to buy them.

You can't think decently if you're not willing to hurt yourself

You dont have to get beat up as many times as I did to come to your senses. Certainly I wish Id come to mine earlier than I did.

During a carnival, men put masks over their masks.