I seek truth over a lie; I seek justice over injustice; I seek righteousness over the rewards of evildoers, and I love Allah more than I love the state.

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.

Photography can never grow up if it imitates some other medium. It has to walk alone it has to be itself.

About once a year, I do these long-distance relays with some friends of mine, and it takes about 27 or 28 hours to complete it.

If I move one way, I lose a couple votes. If I move another way, I lose a couple votes.

Selfless-giving burns away the layers of the onion. Purity and humility keep meditation and selfless-giving clear. Love radiates through the entire practice because we do all of it only for love.

I'd worked so hard that by the time I was 20, I wanted to play hard. And I did that really well.

My fiancee and I recently eloped. We went on a fabulous honeymoon to Europe, and I was able to see and do everything I wanted without worrying about taking it easy.

We obviously need the truth. We're living in a country of lies.

Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God.

Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen.

I'm fed up with the idiots... the ever-widening gap between people who know how to make movies and the people who green-light the movies.