They will never count me among the broken men.

Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice.

The savage repression of blacks, which can be estimated by reading the obituary columns of the nation's dailies, Fred Hampton, etc., has not failed to register on the black inmates.

We must prove our predictions about the future with action.

Most of today's black convicts have come to understand that they are the most abused victims of an unrighteous order.

It is always wise with a course of action to consider the likely consequences before going ahead with it.

But now with the living conditions deteriorating, and with the sure knowledge that we are slated for destruction, we have been transformed into an implacable army of liberation

I met Marx, Lenin, Trotsky, Engels and Mao when I entered prison and they redeemed me.

The story line, the comparisons to this show and the Bible Ends after the names of the characters.

Very few men imprisoned for economic crimes or even crimes of passion against the oppressor feel that they are really guilty.

Up until now, the prospect of parole has kept us from confronting our captors with any real determination

The most valuable currency in life is compassion.

That surge of power and delight, of confidence, of control. That sudden sense of the richness of the world. Its infinite possibility.

don't think that warriors fit your standards

I had decided early on that if I couldn’t dress elegant, I’d dress memorable.

The entire plan for the future has its key in the resurrection.

I was not sympathetic to the assumption that criminals had radically different motivations from everyone else.

But loss is a precious stone to me, a nectar Distilled in time, preaching the truth of winter To the fallen heart that does not cease to fall.

The economy is in tatters; your job is in trouble - if you still have a job. And you know what? I've been saying it for years.

We are reminded that anger doesn't solve anything. It builds nothing, but it can destroy everything.

Activity without purpose is the drain of your life