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

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

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.

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

The shame of living extends its tentacles around my dreams.

I was very blessed with 'N Sync. It was a big success and it was a lot of fun.

So hey, once Joshua heals your brother, you want to go do something, get some pomegranate juice, a falafel,or get married or something?

I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American.

America's strength is not our diversity; our strength is our ability to unite people of different backgrounds around common principles. A common language is necessary to reach that goal.

There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.

I'm very interested in tennis, but when I try to tell younger players about [Bill] Tilden, they're not interested.

If thy words are wise, they will not seem so to the foolish: if they are deep the shallow will not appreciate them. Think not highly of thyself, then, when thou art praised by many.

I can't stand outside myself and be anybody else.

Instead of going to Paris to attend lectures, go to the public library, and you won't come out for twenty years, if you really wish to learn.