If the Negroes are to remain forever removed from the producing atmosphere, and the present discrimination continues, there will be nothing left for them to do.

The mere imparting of information is not education. Above all things, the effort must result in making a man think and do for himself.

If the Negro in the ghetto must eternally be fed by the hand that pushes him into the ghetto, he will never become strong enough to get out of the ghetto.

Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.

If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.

No man knows what he can do until he tries.

As another has well said, to handicap a student by teaching him that his black face is a curse and that his struggle to change his condition is hopeless is the worst sort of lynching.

The real servant of the people must live among them, think with them, feel for them, and die for them.

In our so-called democracy we are accustomed to give the majority what they want rather than educate them to understand what is best for them.

For me, education means to inspire people to live more abundantly, to learn to begin with life as they find it and make it better.

The mere imparting of information is not education.

A growing body of research suggests that many of the health problems associated with eating beef are really problems with corn-fed beef.

The more civilized people are, the more honorable working hard is to them. As a result, the more civilized we get, the less we live.

I can hit it farther on the moon. But actually, my swing is better here on Earth.

Everyone needs some time to themselves.

Name and date split in soft slate a few months obliterate. 166

I think it's really important to have a sense of humor.

The United States has launched airstrikes against ISIS. It's being called 'Operation Approval Ratings.'

Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.

Energy security based on clean & reliable sources is essential for India's future. Nuclear energy has a key role in India's energy strategy.

A physicist is just an atom's way of looking at itself.