Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.

I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.

Those who would judge us merely by the heights we have achieved would do well to remember the depths from which we started.

Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.

Capitalism is a development by refinement from feudalism, just as feudalism is development by refinement from slavery . Capitalism is but the gentlemen's method of slavery.

It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else

The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart.

The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked-up with the total liberation of the African Continent

All people of African descent, whether they live in North or South America, the Caribbean, or in any part of the world are Africans and belong to the African nation.

We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world!

Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. Thy claim it as their own and none can keep it from them.

Do I belong in the conversation about the best artists in the world? My answer is yes, I do.

Most believe that a satisfactory future requires a return to an idealized past, a past which never in fact existed.

The discrepancy between American ideals and American practice - between our aims and what we actually do - creates a moral dry rot which eats away at the foundations of our democratic faith.

It is the place of feeling that binds us or frees us.

The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.

Storm the castle Stem the tide Rise above yourself Cry baby cry Cry cry to heaven If that doesn't do it for you Go ahead and cry like hell

I don't just randomly kill people... I kill people when it's funny.

Journalism is the first draft of history

How blest is he who crowns in shades like these A youth of labour with an age of ease!

By the time I did that third solo album, I'd finally learned how to do it, but I'd also learned that I liked being in a band