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Malcolm X Quotes: They tell us we are all citizens, that we were born in this country. Well, a cat can have kittens in the oven, but that doesn't make them biscuits!
         

They tell us we are all citizens, that we were born in this country. Well, a cat can have kittens in the oven, but that doesn't make them biscuits!


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The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.

The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.



A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can't play the part of a wise man.

A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can't play the part of a wise man.



We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.

We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.



When 'I' replaced with 'We', even the illness becomes wellness.

When 'I' replaced with 'We', even the illness becomes wellness.



I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.

I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.



Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.



If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.

If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.



You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.

You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.



The mother is the first teacher of the child. The message she gives that child, that child gives to the world.

The mother is the first teacher of the child. The message she gives that child, that child gives to the world.



Read absolutely everything you get your hands on because you'll never know where you'll get an idea from.

Read absolutely everything you get your hands on because you'll never know where you'll get an idea from.





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Your mind is definitely not meant to entertain and shelter any thought that goes against your positive desires. You should always be on guard against all self-defeating thoughts and words.



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The best time to talk to ghosts is just before the sun comes up. That's when they can hear us true.



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If you would be a writer, first be a reader. Only through the assimilation of ideas, thoughts and philosophies can one begin to focus his own ideas, thoughts and philosophies.



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Laugh, and the world laughs with you: Weep, and you weep alone. For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own.



It's a metaphor for what we're being told: "Just stay in the box, kid, don't muddy the water." Parents say it to their kids. Teachers say it. Schools do. And so people become immune to the sameness.

It's a metaphor for what we're being told: "Just stay in the box, kid, don't muddy the water." Parents say it to their kids. Teachers say it. Schools do. And so people become immune to the sameness.



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Neurotic quarrels always have the same theme-song: Hate me and get it over with.



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You cannot let go of anything if you cannot notice that you are holding it. Admit your 'weaknesses' and watch them morph into your greatest strengths.



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The biggest doubts come in the five minutes after I hit send.



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