Do not remove the kinks from your hair--remove them from your brain.

Never forget that intelligence rules the world and ignorance carries the burden. Therefore, remove yourself as far as possible from ignorance and seek as far as possible to be intelligent.

Always try to associate with people from whom you can learn something. All the knowledge that you want is in the world, and all you have to do is go and seek it.

The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.

A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.

If we as a people realized the greatness from which we came we would be less likely to disrespect ourselves.

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.

Intelligence rules the world, ignorance carries the burden.

If you get up everyday and you don't learn you are a fool

The man who is not able to develop and use his mind is bound to be the slave of the other man who uses his mind

The thing to do is to get organized; keep separated and you will be exploited, you will be robbed, you will be killed. Get organized and you will compel the world to respect you.

Arithmetic is the death of story.

A thousand lifetimes I'd exchange if only I could have one with you.

They lived their lives only for the hour that lay ahead of them.

A degenerate nobleman or one that is proud of his birth is like a turnip. There is nothing good of him but that which is underground.

I will leap into my grave laughing because the feeling that I have five million human beings on my conscience is for me a source of extraordinary satisfaction.

It is love in old age, no longer blind, that is true love. For the love's highest intensity doesn't necessarily mean it's highest quality.

Room to swing a cat, it seemed was absolutely essential. It was an infrequent but indispensable operation.

My opinion is that new needs need new techniques. And the modern artists have found new ways and new means of making their statements.

This may be news to Big Money politicians, but they actually don't own our votes.

Isak Dinesen said that she wrote a little every day, without hope and without despair. I like that.