Revolutionary suicide does not mean that I and my comrades have a death wish; it means just the opposite.

Black men and women who refuse to live under oppression are dangerous to white society because they become symbols of hope to their brothers and sisters, inspiring them to follow their example.

Youths are passed through schools that don’t teach, then forced to search for jobs that don’t exist and finally left stranded in the street to stare at the glamorous lives advertised around them.

The task is to transform society; only the people can do that - not heroes, not celebrities, not stars.

The revolution has always been in the hands of the young. The young always inherit the revolution.

Power is the ability to define phenomena, and make it act in a desired manner.

Laws should be made to serve the people. People should not be made to serve the laws.

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

I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.

You can kill my body, and you can take my life but you can never kill my soul. My soul will live forever!

We have two evils to fight, capitalism and racism. We must destroy both racism and capitalism.

Complete salvation is being able to be so intimate with God that He’s your very best friend.

Jesus seemed to believe that the key to generosity wasn’t having more, but being content with what you already have.

No one's going to see my mistakes; I just need the safety of these mistakes to lead me to the right answers.

Somehow, when everything is too easy it's not necessarily the right recipe for success

I enjoy getting to work on 'Saturday Night Live', where I get to do people like David Paterson. And then, its like a different muscle to do someone like a bicycle guy on' Portlandia'.

There are some writers who also enjoy being authors, and are good at it as well. There is nothing performative about writing, but there is about being a writer.

Everyday is a beautiful day, Everything is pleasing

The terrorists provide an outlet where with just one action, a raped woman can go from being a source of dishonour to her family to being a source of pride in a culture of martyrdom.

Ninjas are silly. They are the flower fairies of gong fu and karate.

I am often asked which picture is my favorite. This is like asking a mother which child she likes the most.