Sometimes if you want to get rid of the gun, you have to pick the gun up.

Black men and women who refuse to live under oppression are dangerous to white society because they become symbols of hope to their brothers and sisters, inspiring them to follow their example.

Youths are passed through schools that don’t teach, then forced to search for jobs that don’t exist and finally left stranded in the street to stare at the glamorous lives advertised around them.

The task is to transform society; only the people can do that - not heroes, not celebrities, not stars.

The revolution has always been in the hands of the young. The young always inherit the revolution.

Power is the ability to define phenomena, and make it act in a desired manner.

Laws should be made to serve the people. People should not be made to serve the laws.

Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.

I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.

You can kill my body, and you can take my life but you can never kill my soul. My soul will live forever!

We have two evils to fight, capitalism and racism. We must destroy both racism and capitalism.

There is nothing behind the curtains of religions, people put there whatever their imaginations can fathom

there is no healthier drug than creativity.

An envious heart makes a treacherous ear. They done 'heard' bout you just what they hope done happened.

The most romantic thing I ever did to my woman? I painted her toenails!

I used to hate exposure situations. What is generally referred to as 'red carpet.'

It's like Brad Pitt for us. You might not like blond men with pretty features, but c'mon, it's Brad. You're not going to kick him out of bed for eating crackers.

If people throw stones at you, pick 'em up and build something.

the theater is the only money-making business I know in which haste apparently rules from first to last.

Radical Islamic fundamentalists harbor contempt for our democratic way of life and, given the opportunity, will stop at nothing to accomplish their goal of bringing our country to its knees.

It's better to go slowly in the right direction than go speeding off in the wrong direction.