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.

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.

The only limit to the realisation of our goals will be lack of enthusiasm.

There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and drugs. Two of them we talk about, and one of them we don't.

I jumped 18 cars on a motorcycle, so I did almost everything.

Paint what you see and look with your own eyes.

that you seemed almost as fearful of notice and praise as other women were of neglect. (Edmund to Fanny)

What is your greatest ambition in life?' 'To become immortal... and then die.

The morning paper is just as necessary for an American as dew is to the grass.

My mom was a model. She had me at 20, so she was a young mother.

Six percent, 5 percent of our GDP for him [Vladimir Putin] to match us, he has to spend 25 percent of his GDP and it will bankrupt his country.

I work primarily for the camera-it's not something I really talk about a lot, but it's part of the way I am as a movie actor. The camera is my girl, as it were.