There will be no prison which can hold our movement down.

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.

If I’m going to have hope, I’m going to have to learn to endure disappointment.

There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and a tired man who wants a book to read.

Rule #1 always look out for yourself first don't nobody love/care for you like you do.

I stumbled up the hill back toward the Hab. As I crested the rise, I saw something that made me very happy and something that made me very sad: The Hab was intact (yay!) and the MAV was gone (boo!).

So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount.

I don't know, if I had the secret recipe that I actually could give everybody, I think it has to do very much with believing in yourself and giving time. Giving time to each member of the family.

If history is any indication, we should assume that any technology that is going to have a significant impact over the next 10 years is already 10 years old!

Shame doesn't exist in the animal kingdom. It's a human conception.

True friendship can exist only between equals.

Healing does not mean going back to the way things were before, but rather allowing what is now to move us closer to God.