Class structures are a luxury that we cannot afford.

When you understand your obligations to God then you can understand your obligations to society.

I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie.

Individuals do not create rebellions; conditions do.

Everybody in the black community must organize, and then we decide whether we will have alliance with other people or not, but not until we are organized.

The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!

This is a very unforgiving country when you show this country its warts, when you hold the mirror up. If you happen not to share their beliefs, they'll kill you.

Being a man is the continuing battle for one's life. One loses a bit of manhood with every stale compromise to the authority of any power in which one does not believe.

There's no such thing as second class citizenship. That's like telling me you can be a little bit pregnant.

See, it's no in between: you're either free or you're a slave.

The poverty program was not designed to eliminate poverty.

The only thing we can do is love that little girl as much as she deserves. And never, never hurt her!

So it turns out that late-night flashes of brilliance often look a little less brilliant in the bright light of morning.

Can I be forgiven for all I've done to get here?I don't know. I don't know.please.-Tris, DivergentCan I be forgiven for all I've done to get here?I want to be.I can.I believe it.-Tris, Allegiant

It is very seldom that the same man knows much of science and about the things that were known before science came.

Try honest to see things from the other person's point of view.

When I was at UCLA, the Harlem Globetrotters offered me a million dollars to come play for them. I turned it down because my education was just as important as playing ball.

You look at someone like Beyoncé singing Single Ladies, when we all know she's married. Some of it is just for entertainment.

Chess, like any creative activity, can exist only through the combined efforts of those who have creative talent, and those who have the ability to organize their creative work

I am very, very grateful to have the best and most supportive fans ever.

Sure, I eat because I have to. But I also eat because I want to. It is one of life's few pleasures.