I know no national boundary where the Negro is concerned. The whole world is my province until Africa is free.

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

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

We honour our existence through devotion. We do everything that brings us closer to our hearts

The mirror is the worst judge of true beauty

We have invented the literature because the reality wasn’t imaginative enough and we also wanted to be alone, at least for a while!

Coming to Christ is not an event. It is a process where we keep trying and trying and never give up.

Actually, every time I am back in New York, I read for as many plays as I can.

I got to say hello to Snoop Dogg. I got to, I was being barged out of the way by his bodyguards but I got to say hello to him which was cool.

There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity.

We live and die in the midst of marvels.

People who have time on their hands will inevitably waste the time of people who have work to do.

It's a scientific fact that if you stay in California you lose one point of your IQ every year.