I think the central theme about black society is that it has got elements of a defeated society

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.

Can we just be grateful for beauty & joy, fascination & tolerance, humour & love, nature & grace, and simply release any anger and pains?

Southern hospitality and Amish cooking - Ya'll Come Back, Danki.

If a man could half his wishes he would double his Troubles.

Some men have no idea how to romance a woman. However, women who teach their husbands what they like will be well-rewarded.

Plants and factories are already starting to move back into the United States, and big league Ford, General Motors, so many of them.

Bein Crazy is the least of my worries.

I think character is permanent, and issues are transient.

Apologetic explanations do not develop unless there is a reality that has to be explained and defended. Jesus was undeniably a figure of history.

And my little sister Chrissy, for teaching me that life is nothing if you're not obsessed.

For every man who has learned to fight in arms will desire to learn the proper arrangement of an army, which is the sequel of the lesson.