Any unarmed people are slaves, or are subject to slavery at any given moment.

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.

Religion is the opium of the poor

Most people wait until tragedy strikes before thinking about how to incorporate tragedy into their life.

Laughter is a tangible evidence of hope.

Every day, I read books on philosophy and science fiction and human consciousness.

By 17, I had a whole band that would go in and play. It was called Spontaneous Inventions, after a Bobby McFerrin album.

Certainly, we are hurt by the high fuel prices because it raises our cost.

I guess the definition of a lunatic is a man surrounded by them.

The marriage partner is not really the problem. No other person can ultimately make you happy. You must learn how to be happy within yourself.

Purpose provides activation energy for living.

We should scrub all of our federal regulations to find responsible ways to make life easier to small businesses, i want to be a small business president.